Christmas Frenemies

He’s the last man I should fall for…
and the one I can’t seem to walk away from.

Nico Moretti is everything I don’t need this Christmas—
rich, arrogant, and far too gorgeous for his own good.
One minute we’re trading insults over a suit fitting,
the next he’s offering me a deal that could save my sinking studio.

All I have to do is survive December on his arm
and remember that love isn’t part of the deal.
Smile for the cameras. Endure his family dinners.
In return, I get the kind of paycheck and exposure designers only dream about.

It sounds simple.

But nothing about Nico is simple.
He argues like foreplay, flirts like it’s a challenge,
and kisses like he’s trying to rewrite the rules I live by.

Between Nonna’s Christmas plans, glittering galas,
and nights snowed-in with nowhere to hide,
the line between pretending and wanting blurs until it’s gone.

He was supposed to be a paycheck.
Now he’s the addiction I can’t quit—

and this Christmas, losing the fight with my frenemy might be the only way to win.