***Sofia*** “I’m going to kill that bastard!” Julian coughs as he stumbles to his feet. “No!” I cry out, pulling him back by the elbow. “Please just stay with me,” I beg, doing the best I could to keep from bursting into tears. The look of pain and betrayal in Mateo’s eyes before he stormed away shattered my being. I felt empty without his presence. “What the f**k was that?" he snarls, his anger turning on me. "Why the f**k was that mutt even touching you and who the f**k does he think he is to say you're not mine?" It's as if my voice dries up, my mouth hanging open but the words refusing to come out. The vein in his forehead looks like it's about to burst the longer I stay silent. "Who the f**k is he to you?" He asks, closing the space between us, and grabbing my elbow in a vice gr