Kevin's POV

I had known there was no way we wouldn't fight with those human vermin but had hoped that we could avoid it.

I was ready though. And so were my men.

"Stealing her right under my nose?" The count scowled as he walked into the field.

"I don't have to steal what belongs to me." I retorted.

"She is mine. I bought her." He growled.

I scoffed. "She is mine. I claimed and marked here."

"That is your tradition. It doesn't apply here." He ...