Asher’s pov. Ivy slides into my office and shuts the door behind her with a grim look on her face. “What is it?” I ask. “Lady Donnatella is here and she insists on seeing you,” Ivy hisses under her breath. I let my eyes drift shut and consider what reasons Donnatella would have to visit me, as expected I come up short and my eyes fly open. “Let her in,” I say, much to Ivy’s shock. “Ash-” she starts, clearly ready to talk me out of this. But I’m feeling quite chaotic today, so why the f**k not? “Let her in…” I repeat, I make it known by my tone that I am deathly serious. Ivy clamps her mouth shut and turns away, I watch her slip out the door and shut it firmly behind her. I count to four under my breath and before the last letter can even slip out of my mouth, Donnatella comes barre

