Inside the elegant and imposing meeting room of The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, sat the most powerful man in all of Saudi Arabia: the Crown Prince. A figure whose influence stretched far beyond the boundaries of his country, he had been embroiled in more controversies than the average world leader. Yet, despite his stature, today was different. He wasn't the one making the demands. Today, he had come to meet someone whose presence and power overshadowed even his own.
The room, which had been filled with the usual murmurs of diplomacy, now held an air of uncertainty. The stakes of this meeting were monumental—this was no ordinary encounter. The future of the Saudi nation itself hung in the balance. But it wasn't the prince who was dictating the tone of this meeting. It was Alexander Blackwell.
"Let me cut to the chase," came Alexander's voice, his tone direct and unwavering.
