His chin lifted, making him look oddly dangerous. “What? Am I not adhering to your strict life rules?”

She reared back. The man wanted to fight? “Excuse me?”

“Forget it.” He waved a hand. “Just get ready before Wolfe arrives.”

“No. Wait a minute here.” She jumped from the bed, not caring that she was only wearing an overlarge T-shirt with her legs bare. “My life rules? You’re the one who’s so afraid to show emotion, he’s leaving town after making himself a target for a killer.” Yeah. She’d figured that one out easily.

“Emotion? Look who’s talking.” He shook his head, frustration cutting lines into the sides of his mouth. “Every part of your life is in order, except for me. So yeah, you’re in for a tumble with me so long as it says safe, but not anything serious.”

She couldn’t believe they were having this ridiculous confrontation. After everything they’d both been through, he wanted to be an ass? Oh, her emotions felt all over the board, but she didn’t care. “Serious? You’re the wham-bam-and-see-ya guy.”

“Right. Like you’re all in if I am. A guy who doesn’t fit the mold of what you want. Stop and think, Nari. Who do you see yourself with someday?” When she didn’t say anything, triumph filled his gaze. “Yeah. Another government agent, one climbing the ranks, one who’s acceptable.”

“You need to get hold of your anger issues, jackass,” she sputtered, going to him and poking her finger into his hard gut for emphasis. “Everything you do is fueled by anger, and now that you aren’t drinking a ton of booze to dull it, it’s going to win if you don’t do something.”

His nostrils flared. “Maybe so. I’m definitely feeling anger right now. But at least I don’t have daddy issues and I’m not trying to prove myself constantly to people who don’t deserve my loyalty.”

She saw red and punched out.

He caught her hand, almost too easily. “Try again, princess.” Pivoting, he put her against the bed.

Oh, he was going to get it. She ducked and threw her shoulder into his gut, twisting to toss him over her head. He flew and landed, grabbing her arm at the last minute to pull her down with him.

She landed on him and he rolled them both over, ducking successive punches.

“Hey.” Wolfe poked his head into the bedroom.

Nari paused in the midst of smashing both hands against Angus’s ears and looked up, panting wildly. Her mind was fuzzy and her body outrageously turned on. Big-time. “Hey,” she whispered.

Angus was on top of her and he peered over his shoulder, his hands on either side of her body. His erection was clearly visible against his zipper. “Hey.” His voice was a low rumble.