“Yeah, this is Nora,” Cross said, not looking at me for too long. He was focused on her, his posture relaxed against the couch. The way he acted so comfortably around her twisted something inside me. I swallowed the bitterness rising in my throat.
"His Ex-Wife"I said.
The woman smiled, her lips curling upward in a way that felt too deliberate.
"I’m Mia," she said. "Just had a fight with my boyfriend. Needed a place to crash."
Her gaze lingered on Cross a moment too long, her fingers brushing his arm. It was subtle, but it made my blood run cold. I tried to ignore the knot in my chest, but I couldn’t. I didn’t know why, but seeing them together like that unsettled me more than it should have.
"Mm," I muttered, forcing a smile I didn’t feel. “Make yourselves at home, I guess.”
I walked
