Chapter 7. The Call

Lorraine

"Who's she to you?" I asked as a pang of jealousy rose up my chest.

I shouldn't have felt that way, but right now I couldn't ignore the scathing urge to push the woman far away from Dexter because they clearly had a history.

He stared at me briefly with his unreadable brown eyes boring into mine. "Why do you sound jealous? Should you be jealous considering the fact that you don't want anyone to know that we are married?"

He used one of my wishes against me and I couldn't deny that it hurt a bit.

"I just want to know what I'll be up against," I replied with a lackadaisical tone. "She seems like a lot of trouble and she's obviously into you."

He was quiet for a while, like he was deciding if it would be appropriate to part with the information. But then, it was my right to know the people he was involved with since I was his wife. "She's my ex." He finally responded.

My eyes widened in surprise then I lowered her lashes, appar