Malik can sense the tension between them while Ridhima is looking at him with the questioning eyes while Sher is looking at with Ridhima some unknown emotions which he has never experienced. To break the contact, Malik calls him inside and says, "Sher, come inside. Ridhima meet Sher, the representative to the Man I spoke about to you until now."

Ridhima nods her nervously and extends her hand towards Sher saying, "Hi, I'm Ridhima and you?" Sher looks at Malik questioning as if he didn't say anything about him, so he shakes hands with her saying, "I'm Sher".

Ridhima has understood this person is not interested in speaking with him so, she picks her luggage, but Sher says, "No. Don't get anything. Whatever you want, we will get you, leave everything here and just come like this."

Ridhima wants to argue but, Malik cuts her and says, "Ridhima, don't be anxious. Sher is a nice person. Go with him, whatever you wanted will be given to you. If anything, you want, you can tell me."

The whole time, Sher is looking at her with questionable thoughts, "This girl looks like, she doesn't even know 'A' of Mafia, then why The King wanted her to be part of the team? Whenever he heard Ridhima name from Malik's mouth, he has seen King happy. The only time he smiled is when he heard her name. Who is she to him? Over and above, King said, don't speak about him before her at all. However, he gets to remember the command King has given to him before starting from the place, "Sher, no matter what, she is your safety. She should be safely reached on to the cruise and be part of the team. Make sure, she is always safe, yet, at the same time, break her as much as you can."

Now that is something he doesn't understand. At one point he said take care of her and other point saying to break her. While looking into Ridhima eyes, I can say, she is a broken person. Into how many more pieces he needs to break her. And, why the hell is he thinking so much about her? His work is to do what King says, from when I started questioning him in my thoughts, thinks Sher.

Sher looks at the duo and says, "It's time to move on." 

Ridhima hugs Malik one last time and sits in the car beside him. He never allows anyone to sit beside him in the car, however, he is unable to tell her to take the back seat. So, he let her.

All the while Ridhima is not speaking anything, however, Sher could hear her heartbeat which is beating more than 1000 times per minute. He chuckles and reflects on himself. "What the hell? From when he started smiling, like this?" However, the sound of his chuckle got noticed by Ridhima and says, "I know why you are smiling. I am nervous. Can you please explain to me, whom I'm going to meet?"

No matter what Sher couldn't stop himself helping her, so he says, "I'm Sher. The representative of the king. Never try to speak with him directly. Only meet him when he says. Or else do you work. If you need anything, you can ask me. However, every morning by 6am you need to train with Aliza."

Ridhima looks at him with questioning eyes and asks, "What training? Professor said I should treat you guys, why I need training?"

Understanding that Malik didn't reveal any information, he says, "You are part of the King's team. So you need to be trained in all kinds of machinery and some self-defense. So,Aliza is the only girl in the team, so you would be training with her. But,remember, don't touch her wrong nerve, she will kill you."

The way Sher said, she will kill her, is messing her mind. "Did she did a mistake by saying yes to this job?" thinks Ridhima. 

"Don't think much?" says Sher.

Ridhima: Ah

Sher: Seeing your expressions, I can say, you want to quit. Well, once you are in there, you can't go back.

Ridhima: I told Professor also, I won't kill anyone

Sher: Mafia is a place where you either kill or get killed

Ridhima gets angry listening to this and shouts "Stop the car. Stop the car. I don't want to come with you guys. Professor told me I would treat people. No one said about killing. I'm not going to kill anyone. Wait, I don't want to come with your people at all. I'm leaving." 

Ridhima tries to open the door of the car, yet, it doesn't get opened and immediately Sher speeds the car. He is driving in such a speed that accident might occur, so Ridhima closes her eyes and says, "Please, people will die like this. Don't do this. Please."

He can hear her cry but, he can not be soft. His work is to work for the King, not to hear some crap from this girl. He doesn't know why King needs these two-goody shoe girl but, he can say, this girl going to be a headache for the whole the team in future.

The moment car stopped, Ridhima has opened her eyes and saw a big cruise. Such a big cruise she has never seen in her life. However, the cruise has reminded her of the past.

How she met Vansh. Vansh -the person whom she loves the most in the world. Even now, her heart wants him. Yet, he doesn't want her. When she has loved Kabir, she felt that is love. However, soon she got to know what is love? She smiled sadly, "Is Vansh thinking about her?" 

Those sad eyes and smile were not gone missed by Sher who sat beside her. He knows what happened to her. Her background story is something the whole team is aware of. How she got played by two men. However, he must say, he is quite impressed with the game she played. Though not knowing how to be manipulative, to an extent she has pulled a good play as manipulation is in her blood. But she needs little more training to be a strong woman. She is an impulsive girl who thinks with heart. That is needed to be changed. In Mafia, there is no heart, only mind. Now, he understood what King meant. He should break her heart and make her think with her mind.

Sher snap his fingers before and says, "Now, you want to go back or want to get in? This is the last chance Ridhima, once you get on to the cruise, there is no going back. You cry,fight and even kill, but there is no going back."

Ridhima didn't miss the seriousness in his voice. She doesn't know what she should do. She cannot kill people however, training and all, she can learn. Don't know but, in life, if she needed any help it would help her. With an anxious face and trying to showcase being determined, Ridhima steps down from the car.

All this is being noticed by a person who sat at the pinnacle of the cruise. None can see him. However, he can see everything. "Welcome Riddhu, welcome. After twenty years we are going to share the same roof" he said. However, those words heard by the only woman in his team, Aliza. 

King looks at Aliza and says, "looks like you have doubts?"

Aliza: (smirks) Yes, Lord

Lord: Good, keep with yourself. I'm not going to answer them.

Aliza: I know, but why her?

Lord: Aliza, train her as hard as you can. She should bleed and beg you to say stop the training.

Aliza: That girl has goodness in her heart

Lord: (Laughs), Good and evil; right and wrong were invented for the ordinary average man, the inferior people because they need them. You only need to remember that, she should read between the lines. Play the game of manipulation. In simple words, master her in the art of war. Understood?

Aliza knows, no one can ever say No to Lord. Neither She. This life is given by him, so she always does what he wants. If he wants to teach this girl the warfare, so be it. She bows her head and says, "Sure, Lord."

Lord: Good day, Aliza

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With the courage she has inside her, taking heavy breaths, Ridhima tries to take the step yet stops at the end beginning of the cruise. She knows once she steps inside, no matter how much Professor tried, she cannot come back. She looks back and feels nothing is going to be the same. She has no one in the world on whom she can rely on. But the steps she is going to take now, will she able to rely on these new people? 

Sher sensing her thoughts says, "Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story,who you choose to be. Take a leap of faith and jump in, rest everything will happen accordingly."

Ridhima with nervousness in her voice says, "I'm beginning to feel that there's something wrong with me." 

Sher chuckles and says, "Jump Ridhima. Don't trust either me or anyone. Trust the decision which made you come until here and take a few more steps."

Ridhima: Do you think I will survive in your world?

Well, until now no one ever asked him such question to him, so he smirks and says, "You must change to survive." 

"What kind of change you are speaking about? To kill people?" asks Ridhima. 

Sher anger reaches to its peaks and says, "We don't go on the road and kill people, Ridhima. We do when it is needed. Over and above, you decide to come here. If you don't like, leave from here."

"It is you who said, I should kill or get killed" questions Ridhima.

Sher sighs and says, "If you wish to survive, you need to cultivate a strong, mental aptitude. You got to obey the rules." 

"If I do, then will I survive?" she asks meekly. 

Sher chuckles again and says, "Who knows? Maybe you will survive. Maybe they'll take you as a pet or something.Teach how to do tricks" enters into the cruise with smirk on his face. While Ridhima gets angry with his talks and tries to punch him. 

The moment she tries topunch him, he catches hold of her hand while twisting it back and says,"You have guts, Ridhima. I'm impressed. Ah, yes, welcome on the board." 

The moment Ridhima realizes where is she, the cruise has already started departing from the port. Now, the only option she is left with to takea step forward and leave the past behind. With those scary eyes, she enters into the cruise while everyone attention turns to her as they are seeing a girl with Sher other than Aliza. The moment they saw her, they know, she is part ofthe King's team.

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Sher brings her to the top floor and says, "This is the topmost floor of the cruise while this floor belongs to us. When I say us, it is I, you, Aliza, Tarzan and Richie. I know,you haven't met them yet, however, fresh up, they will meet you soon."

Sher left Ridhima at the doorstep while she opens the room gets awestruck the way it is. It is a duplex room for her. It has everything, maybe the things she never expected to have.

She has no idea at what speed the cruise is travelling, but she can see they have already far from the port area. The whole room filled with the furniture which is very brand new.Seems like, until now no one has used this room. She can see a piano on the corner of the room and lost in the memories who used to play the piano whenever he was angry. She is angry on herself that, she cannot cry anymore. What kind of punishment is this? Her heart is paining, yet she cannot cry, she only left with smiles, which doesn't have any more meaning.

Whatever Ridhima is doing, is being been monitored by the Man from his room. Sher enters into the room and says, "She is here King." 

"Good Job," says the man and looks at Sher

He smirks and says, "You too have some questions in your mind, Sher?"

Sher: You too?

King: Aliza also has some

Sher won't speak until two minutes while King understands where he is coming from, so he continues, "She belongs to this world, Sher. After twenty years, she is back where she should be. Yet, I'm not satisfied with the pain she underwent. I told Aliza to train her. However, as I told you before, break her in pieces. She shouldn't able to collect those pieces."

Sher: King, is this some kind of revenge on her?

King smiles and gets up from his chair and walks near Sher and says, "revenge and Riddhu, no way Sher. Riddhu is my everything. But, yes, I want her to rise from the ashes. Whatever pain she went through until now, is something every normal human being undergoes. Heartbreaks due to love, growing up in an orphanage and all. I want her to see the real pain. The pain of losing someone dear to her. The pain of having a responsibility to save someone yet not able to save them. People should die before her. Make her feel helpless. You know what Sher, Riddhu cannot cry."

Now, that is something he is not aware of. She cannot cry, then how come she will be able to rise, thinks Sher. 

"I know what you are thinking Sher, looks like, things are working in favour of us. Punish her if she denies anything. Punish her brutally, make her fall, she should choose death than life then at that moment, she will rise." King says 

King comes and stand before her and says, "I give you one whole month Sher, no matter what, break her, beat her, punish her, hit her, do whatever you want, she should shed the skin of goodness. I know it is not easy. You cannot change her core soul. But she should not be the same Ridhima who has stepped into this cruise. I want her to be the Riddhu whom I want to see."

Even before Sher say something, King leaves the room leaving Sher utterly confused about this new person in the team, "Why she is so important?"

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Ridhima has opened her wardrobe to fresh up and sees a different set of clothes existing in the wardrobe. She wants to head out, but then she sees a letter saying, only these clothes she should wear. As she doesn't have another set of clothes, she picks some decent clothes and thinks to talk with Sher regarding this. She comes out of her room and follows the lines which have green marks as Sher told her when he left her at her room.

She enters into wing room which is beautifully designed. She can see the other side of the hall is occupied by the huge fitness centre and from those glasses, she can see the sea. No matter how much she tries to move away from her past, she is feeling Vansh. This whole cruise stay is making her feel about him, want him and desire for him.

She doesn't know since when she is standing at the glass window and seeing the sea while lost in her thoughts. The moment she turns back she sees all the four looking at her with expressions she is unable to decode. 

She looks at Sher first and he understands that she is waiting for an introduction, so he takes the step first and says, "Guys, this is Dr Ridhima, replacement of Malik. Ridhima, the girl you see is Aliza, with whom you will train from tomorrow. Next is Richie, the hacker, from whom you will learn technical skills while finally, it is Tarzan - the chef of the King, I repeat only for the King."

Ridhima looks at Sher and asks, "What you would do?" which makes Tarzan laugh loud and in return get glare from all the three. 

Sher turns towards Ridhima and says, "My work is something better you don't ask about. You will learn sometime. But not today."

Ridhima remembers what the professor told her, don't ask them beyond anything. Yet, she is being a girl who wants to know more doesn't know how to check upon them. Over and above, all the four people are scrutinizing her, as she can understand their thoughts, she replies, "I will try to survive here. Not sure how many days, but I will try to give my best."

All the four were shocked to see her answering what they are thinking. This is something that is done by the king, no one else. All four knows she is special to the King. However, what relation they share is something, they are not aware. They are aware of everything about Ridhima. How she got played by two men, yet she managed to survive between them. She has already impressed them. However, surviving with them and here is different. Mafia manipulation is way beyond anything. They can see purity is oozing from her. They have no idea how they are going to break her.

Tarzan is the first one to step and held his hand forward and says, "Ridhima, if you want anything, ask me. I will help you. These guys don't know how to smile also. But, if you need anything, you can ask me. I will guide you. For now, as you came today, I will cook for you as part of the team rule. So, what you like the most?"

Ridhima: (smiles) None has asked me ever what I like to eat. But as you asked me, can I ask for Chinese cuisine?

"No, this cannot be possible" is the only thought running in all the four minds. Did she say Chinese cuisine? How can be so matchable? They want to ask more, yet, they know King might be watching them. So, they have withdrawn themselves from asking and Aliza steps forward and says, "Ridhima, I only know how to kill. So, be sharp by 6 PM. You have a long way to go baby doll."

Riche comes forward and says, "Tomorrow noon". Ridhima is expecting him to speak much but Sher says, "He doesn't like much to speak, so learn whatever he teaches."

While everyone is trying to leave, Ridhima stops them and asks, "Let's have dinner together?"

Now, that is something they never did. They never had dinner together in the past 15 years. Sher turns back and says, "We don't eat together. You will get the dinner in your room. Eat it and get up early."

Ridhima doesn't know what to say more so she nods her head while the rest leaves. The Man watches everything while he knows his team wants to know the truth, but this is not the time to tell anything. He can see Ridhima is sad, this is one thing he cannot see. Since childhood, he always saw her from far. Yet, he caused her the pain as it is very much needed. Only he knows why this pain is important for her as the day she learns who she is, maybe she wants to die, however by then, she will be able to live with the pain.