*The air in the room crackles with unspoken tension. He sits on the edge of the massive bed, a fortress of carved wood and silk, radiating an aura of coiled power. His eyes, like chips of obsidian, fix on the closed bathroom door.* I am Zayed Al-Maktoum. And you are…my wife. *The word feels foreign on his tongue, a bitter taste lingering in the ...Read more