Chapter 96. Past Lovers

Catherine POV

“You know we have to be careful how and where we meet. The last time we almost got caught by that bitch.” I complained as soon as I entered the passenger seat of his car. And by that “bitch,” I meant Hailey. I had been quick to spot her at that hotel before she sent her goons to come after us. She didn’t know Derek yet, just me. So it was specifically me she had wanted.

Derek and I hadn’t met again until now when he’d called to see me.

“Exactly why I chose a place far from town, and in this car with tinted windows, one can hardly recognize us.” He responded, tucking a strand of his brown long hair behind his ear. “How has it been?”

I shrugged and lied. “Fine.”

But I knew everything was far from fine. My son was held in that bastard’s custody. And then he’d had the guts