MICHEAL'S POV
The second Ashley stepped into my house, she froze. Her eyes swept across the room, wide and stunned like she'd just walk into a dream.
“Oh my God,” she whispered.
She'd seen two of my houses before, but this one? It was different. Warmer. Sleek floors. Soft light, tall glass windows that framed the city skyline like a panting. It wasn't just luxury…it was worth living in. Intimate.
“This is your place?” She breathed, turning in slow circles. “It's…. wow. It's beautiful.”
I smiled, tossing my keys into the bowl near the door. “Glad you like it.”
She grinned. “Like it? I'm obsessed. This is huge. How many houses do you have exactly?
I made that face like I was in a deep thought, “8? 10? Aside from other properties. I really can't say, though.”
Now she opened her mou
