Gilbert had been ignoring Eden for the past two weeks, but he couldn't take it anymore; he had to summon her to one of the private apartments to speak with her and put an end to whatever was between them; he knew that following his father's words was critical at the time because they were on the verge of completing everything they had planned for years, and he couldn't let a woman ruin it. If his father answered no, he accepted the challenge.

Eden had been a part of him for a long time, and what they had was inexplicable to them; their attraction was everything, but he wanted to...