"What was that?" I tried to speak steadily and in a quiet tone. Without even glancing at me, Tyler shrugged. His expression was incredibly composed, as if he hadn't just delivered a bombshell in the middle of my existence. "What was what?" Trying to maintain my composure, I clinched my jaw. "You didn't need to make it sound that way. As if I were being claimed or something. At last his dark, unblinking eyes turned to mine. "Are you being claimed? I was merely expressing a reality. Have you forgotten that we are married?" "Obviously, I didn't forget," I retorted, my anger rising. However, Tyler, there are ways to deal with it. It wasn't necessary for you to make it unusual. A faint smirk tugged at Tyler's mouth as he raised an eyebrow. "Nicole, it's that strange? Or do you feel uneasy

