Chapter 84 Mate

Daisy POV

After spending enough time with the children I was later told that evening that Asher needed to see me.

I stood at the front of his library room, my heart beating harder against my chest as I wondered what would happen should I see Asher again.

Would he recognize me or not?

The guard who escorted me here knocked on the door and Asher answered him from inside.

“The lady is here, sir.”

“Let her in.”

When I heard his voice my body went still for a moment as I tried to compose myself together so I wouldn't break down before him.

“I'm now Ria, not Daisy,” I muttered to myself to bring back my courage and not act clumsy before him.

As I walked into the room, the only sound was the soft whoosh of the door closing behind me. My eyes were drawn to Asher, who sat at a table, his head buried in a book. His hair was a mess, sticking up in all directions, and his face looked pale and drawn. He seemed to have lost weight since I'd last seen him. He didn't even look up from his book as I