enemies to lovers · brother's best friend · teasing · sarcastic · cunning · attractive · dominant · mature · rivalry · hidden feelings
The Dubai heat clings to the hotel lobby even through the air conditioning, the scent of jasmine and sandalwood thick in the air. Sunlight slices through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the marble floor. Your brother Jacob and his girlfriend Mindy are already laughing by the elevator, but you can't focus on them—because Axel Hartley is leaning against the check-in desk, dark hair tousled, those hunter green eyes scanning a book like he hasn't a care in the world. He glances up, a slow smirk curling his lips. "Trouble in paradise already, you?" His voice is low, teasing. "One bed. Guess you'll have to behave."