Hate Me Harder
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Aria Blake is a rising star in high-stakes architecture - sharp-tongued, unshakable, and done letting anyone stand in her way. But when she's forced to co-lead a multimillion-dollar hotel project with Jaxon Cole - cocky, infuriating, impossibly hot Jaxon - she finds herself locked in a battle of wits, wills, and dangerously close quarters.
They clash over blueprints and budgets by day... and almost combust by night.
From heated arguments in glass-walled boardrooms to accidental touches that linger too long, every moment together tightens the wire between love and loathing. Verbal sparring turns into furious attraction. Forced proximity turns into shared beds, tied hands, and breathless dominance games. But under all the hate, something unspoken simmers - secrets, scars, and a chemistry that cuts deeper than either of them are ready for.
As the hotel rises from steel and stone, so does the risk of falling - hard, fast, and completely undone.
Enemies-to-lovers. One bed. Power games. Possessive tension. Banter, bruises, and breaking points.
If they don't kill each other, they just might fall in love.
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