Asher’s POV
I escorted Ivy to her room. I wasn’t joking about the contract clause that said we’d share a room, but I wanted to take things slow. As much as I longed for something different between us, I didn’t want to force her.
“So here we are,” I said, pausing dramatically before pushing open the double doors.
“A room befitting for my wife,” I said and bowed.
I didn’t need to turn to know that she was in awe because I had taken great care to ensure this room would evoke such a reaction from any woman.
She had an excited look in her eyes that I wanted to put permanently in my memory. Her lips curled into a cute smile. “This is lovely…”
She turned to me with that smile, and my heart jumped at it. I wasn’t prepared, but I did my best to maintain composure. “That’s not even the best pa
