Chapter 266:
Robert's POV
He wanted to steal her from me; he uttered it with such audacity, as if she were merely a piece of land contested by strangers. I felt my jaw muscles clench so hard that I heard the grinding of my teeth echo in my skull. The veins in my neck protruded like taut ropes about to burst from the sheer intensity of my rage. I took a single step toward him, my massive frame casting a shadow over him. "Listen to me well, Carlos," I said in a low, husky voice that rose from the depths of my burning chest. "I will say this one last time; whether I am with her or burning her in my fire, that does not give you the right to approach her, or even to utter her name with your cursed tongue."
