That next shove was hard enough to break Cade's hold and his body hummed in interest. Ah, there it was, Cade thought with a kind of dark satisfaction that settled across his features. She was so close to letting that temper really explode and he wanted to play with that fire.
"Oh, my problems are many and varied but that's not one of them," Cade said, voice low and dangerous. "I brought you here, so I could see if you'd have the brass to hit me again without being obliged to arrest you for striking an auror." He stalked closer, unhooking the clasp on his cloak so it fell to the floor as he approached. "But I don't think you really have it in you. That or you're too scared to see what it leads to."