✎ Hot Enough to Hate (18+)

"I want you to beg for it."

His head snaps up, eyes wide. "What?"

"You heard me. Beg, Sonny."

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𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙮𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 is all impulsive charm and sun-warmed skin, freshly dumped and flat broke after her summer sorority girl's trip falls apart.

𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙆𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 is her older brother's best friend - uptight, infuriating, and tagging along at the family's Lake Alpine cabin to study for the Bar exam after getting unceremoniously dumped himself.

They were never meant to spend the summer together. But now they're stuck under the same roof, with too many grudges, too few bedrooms, and one strict rule from Kate's brother, Adam: don't kill each other.

What starts as mutual loathing begins to twist into something far more dangerous. The arguments get more heated. The silences heavier. And one kiss turns into something they can't unthink, can't undo, and definitely can't tell Adam about.

And while Kathryn seemingly operates on rejecting emotions other than rage, Sonny craves feeling. The two draw a line in the sand. She wants something hate-fueled and hot. He wants something sweet and tender. It could never work... until it does - and it risks ruining every family dynamic they've ever known.

Because hating each other was easy. But wanting each other? That's when the real problems start.