Entering The Lion's Den_1

Middle East:

The desert breeze blew softly across Sheik Al-Shahid's face as he sat in the expansive courtyard of his palace. He looked toward the horizon with a fresh feeling of purpose that had escaped him for years.

His weakened physique, ravaged by disease, suddenly appeared to be pulsing with vitality, demonstrating the strength of pure will and resolve. However, everything had altered when it was revealed that Emily was still alive.

He had thought she was dead for years, a memory buried in the sands of time. But now that he knew she was back in America with her family, his burning inside was more intense than before.

Though he knew his love had brought Emily nothing but suffering, he had loved her with an enthusiasm that defied reason. Even while he longed for her, he knew pretty well that she would never return to him—not voluntarily.