I met Alexander Kane in Dubai on my 25th birthday. After the third sunrise, He was already in my suite. Alexander Kane is wealthy, disciplined, and has no one to answer to - an oil billionaire who uses his wealth with stealth, and when he's around, people obey him. He did not chase me, he chose me. There were private services, luxury gifts, late-night phone calls, steamy sex and ultimately, promised whispers of marriage to him. I thought I was special. I wasn't. I found out the hard way - seeing him smiling next to supposed “Wife #2" on a stage I was never meant to stand on. That's when I realized I went from being in love to being aware. Because rich and powerful men do not think about the women they hide having knowledge of their empires. He built his empire using leverage. I learned from the best. Now it's no longer a question of if he ever really loved me. But if he can survive what I know.