Asher’s POV

“Is everything okay?” Layla asked, her voice calm. We’d barely stepped outside my parents’ mansion when she spoke. “Why did they stare at me like that when they saw me?”

I let out a slow breath, steadying myself before I turned to face her fully. My fingers reached for her jaw, tilting her chin up to mine.

“Yes, princess. Everything’s alright. They were just surprised I really brought a sexy woman home with me.”

She didn’t look convinced, but she ...