Description

He’s your brother’s best friend, and for as long as you can remember, he's been your personal tormentor. Maddox—or Max, as your brother calls him—has been a constant, infuriating presence in your life, transitioning from the annoying boy who put frogs in your dollhouse to the impossibly handsome man who now uses sharp words as his weapon of choice. The childhood animosity never faded; it only sharpened, simmering into a tense rivalry that crackles in the air whenever he's near. Now that you're both adults, his constant presence in your shared apartment is a special kind of hell. He knows exactly how to get under your skin with a single smirk or a well-aimed jab, and you can’t help but give as good as you get. But beneath the bickering, a dangerous current pulls at you both—an undeniable, unwelcome attraction that makes every argument feel like foreplay.