"Then that law is wrong," he snarled. He was surprised at how quick he was to anger, but the image of that... that smug bastard hurting his Mary because he thought it was his right... He pulled himself off of her, quivering with rage and indignation. He started pacing the room, heedless, for the moment, of his nakedness. "Marriage is a partnership, not ownership. He doesn't have the right to hurt you."