Unexpected Encounter: A Second Chance at Love

"Let me go—" Rachael froze when she saw Riftan. But before she could say anything,she felt a prick on her neck.

When she closed her eyes and hissed in pain, Riftan balled his hands into a fist and got up.

"See, didn't I tell you I had something that is very precious to Andrew Volkov?" Robert chuckled. "He will give us anything we want as long as we have her." 

Riftan glared at Robert. "You kidnapped her?" 

He chuckled and proudly nodded. "Yes, I stole her right under their nose and they couldn't do anything." 

Ignoring him, Riftan approached Rachael. He looked at the guards who were holding her. "Let go of her." 

eαglesnᴏνel The guards looked at Robert. When he gestured them to do the same, they immediately stepped away. 

Riftan carefully examined Rachael to make sure she wasn't physically hurt. "Are you okay?" 

"I don't know—" Rachael grabbed his arm to steady herself when a wave of giddiness hit her. 

"Hey—" He wrapped his arms around her when she passed out. "What did you give her?" he asked one of the guards. 

"Just some mild sedative to keep her in place," Robert answered. 

Riftan closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm himself down. He was mad and very close to shooting Robert right between his eyes but this wasn't the time to act recklessly. He had to stay calm and cautious if he wanted to take Rachael somewhere safe. 

"You know Riftan has one rule." Kazi glared at Robert. "We don't involve the women while doing business." 

"I know but this is the only way we can bring the Volkov's on their knees." Robert looked at Riftan. "I know how much you hate them. Don't you want the south-east port?" 

"Shut up," Riftan snapped at him. "Say another word and I'll fucking kill you." 

"But—" Robert gasped and took a step back when Riftan pulled a gun at him. "You—what do you think you are trying to do?" 

"I know exactly what I am doing," He smirked. "Now we have two options—we can do it the hard way or the easy way." 

"The hard way is you and your men trying to stop me when I take Rachael with me. And the easy way is you telling your men to step aside so that we can walk out of here in peace without shedding a single drop of blood." 

Robert frowned and gritted his teeth. "You can't take her." How could he let him take Rachael away when he had worked so hard to get her here in the first place? Planting one of his men so close to the Volkov's wasn't an easy task. The proper planning and execution had taken months. 

"If you don't want to use her as a pawn then feel free to leave," he snapped. "But don't even think of taking her away. I will not allow that." 

"You will not allow it?" Riftan threw his head back and chuckled. "It's funny how you think you can stop me." 

Robert pursed his lips. Yes, there was no way he could stop Riftan from doing what he wanted. "Why are you doing this? Do you really want to wreck our several decade long partnership and relationship for a woman who belongs to an enemy?" 

When he called Riftan to make a deal with him, he didn't expect this to happen. Why was Riftan acting so protective over Andrew's wife? He couldn't understand anything. It didn't make any sense. 

"Do you think I care about you or any relationship right now?" Riftan narrowed his eyes. "The minute you involve an innocent woman to make a deal with me, everything between us is over." 

He hated that Robert thought he would agree with the deal knowing that he was using an innocent woman as a pawn in his dirty games. But what he hated more was that the woman was no one else but Rachael. 

Riftan sighed and scooped Rachael in his arms. He would definitely deal with Robert later but first he had to get her somewhere safe. 

When the guards blocked the door, Robert said, "I told you I won't let you take her. You don't want the south-east port but I do." How could he let this opportunity slip by? 

Riftan looked at Kazi. "You know what to do." 

Kazi nodded before pulling his gun out and pointing it towards Robert. Without wasting a single second, he pulled the trigger and shot his left leg followed by the right. 

The guards immediately pulled their guns out but before they could make a move, they were shot down by the guards Kazi had brought with them. 

"I would have shot you myself but—" Riftan looked at Rachael who was peacefully sleeping in his arms. "Whatever relationship our family shared is over. I will dismiss all the dealings we have. I don't want to hear you associating your name with mine starting today." 

He then walked out of the room. 

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[Riftan's car] 

After carefully placing Rachael inside the car, Riftan took a seat beside her. He then gestured the driver to start the car when Kazi entered the car.

"So what now?" Kazi looked at Rachael. 

"Tell the doctor to come home immediately." When Kazi frowned, Riftan added, "She is coming home with us." 

"But—" 

"Someone is following us boss," the driver informed them before stepping on tha gas. 

Riftan pinched the space between his brows and sighed, "Try to lose them." 

  "Are you sure you want to take her home?"

"Where else do you want me to take her?" Riftan frowned. "We can't leave her on the road now, can we? We didn't rescue her for that." 

"We can inform her husband and—" 

"Of course we will inform her husband," he snapped. "But first we have to make sure she is safe. Now will you stop throwing your questions at me and think of a way to get rid of the three cars following us before they kill all four of us?" 

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[Authors Note] 

Greetings Readers, 

I couldn't write for a couple of weeks as I had to give my laptop for servicing. I got it back yesterday. 

I will give you all a mass release soon. 

Thank you :)

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