The Merger of Ice and Fire
Read the storyAfter a heated argument at their corporate merger meeting, rival executives Naomi and Cole find themselves stranded in a remote mountain cabin—thanks to a freak snowstorm and the last-minute booking glitch that leaves them with only one bed. The tension is thicker than the snow piling up outside, and it’s not just professional disdain simmering between them. Cole, all brooding intensity and sharp tongue, can’t stop watching the way Naomi’s silk blouse clings when she shrugs off her coat. She’s just as lethal—her nails digging into her palms to keep from grabbing him by that infuriatingly perfect tie. When the firelight hits his jawline just right, she snaps: *‘If you’re going to stare, at least make it worth my while.’* What starts as a battle of wills turns into a white-hot collision of lips, teeth, and pent-up fury—until neither remembers why they hated each other in the first place.