Relief had her laughing out loud. “Just making sure,” she muttered, unbuttoning her blouse and throwing it toward the door. Then she shoved off her skirt and panties. Oh. Her bra. She reached behind herself to release it and struggled, finally remembering that it clasped in front. She clicked it open.

Then she padded across the thick bath mat to the walk-in shower tiled in natural, dark stone. She walked around the corner to discover Angus with one hand on the rock, his head down, hot water sluicing over his broad back. “Hello,” she said, humming at the sight of his spectacular butt.

He turned his head and his dark hair swept forward, flinging water. “What are you doing in here?”

She slid her hand down his skin, rippling over an old knife wound. “I thought you might be lonely.” The man truly did have a tough-guy, badass, strong body.

He turned around.

She gasped and stepped back. A dark bruise rose over a lump on his temple, a few new bruises marred his right arm, and a bandage was wrapped around his other arm above the elbow. “What happened to you?”

“You don’t want to know.” His gaze raked her, glittering with angry lust. “This isn’t a good idea. Trust me.”

That was just it. She did trust him. “I do,” she said, moving forward to slide her hands up the hard planes of his chest. “What happened to you?”

“I don’t want to talk about it tonight.” His look at her aching breasts aroused an almost physical burn. “I’ll tell you everything tomorrow, but I’m all talked out tonight.” Reaching forward, he tangled one of his hands in her hair. “You’re so pretty, Nari.”

Angus was freaking beautiful in a way she’d never be able to define. The wounded passion in his eyes called to her more strongly than any siren ever could. She leaned in and kissed his chest, right between his pecs.

He inhaled sharply, the hand in her hair twisting and pulling back her head. The erotic pain shot from her head down her torso to zing around and land hard in her abdomen. He pulled more, and she dug her nails into his pecs to keep her balance.

Then he kissed her. Powerful, intense, and desperately hard. Electricity coursed the length of her body, tingling to her toes. The scorching kiss stole her breath, and his body pressing against hers destroyed her mind. He slid his tongue inside her mouth, exploring her, devastating her with his fully unleashed demand.

And a demand it was. Angus Force wasn’t holding anything back this time. He was all male, all demanding, all hers.