{"title":"Monsters and Mythical Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThings that go bump in the night and rule over humans with an iron fist. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nice-dark-holiday-duet-1","title":"Nice","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen mythical punishment meets unholy desire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsmon × Caitlin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI exist to punish the naughty. That is my purpose—my balance against Christmas cheer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo when she appears on my list, I expect nothing more than another mortal in chains. Another sinner begging for mercy she does not deserve. I do not coddle. I do not comfort. I punish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Caitlin is wrong in ways I can’t explain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToo defiant. Too soft. Too tempting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe’s human. Fragile. Off-limits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd yet every time she looks at me—fear and fire tangled together—my control fractures. The beast inside me doesn’t care about rules. It wants to claim. To keep. To cross the line I’ve never crossed before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat begins as punishment becomes obsession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat should be justice turns into desire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd for the first time in centuries, I want more than absolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Christmas has laws. And I am bound by them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lists are breaking. The balance is failing. 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I indulge. I decide who deserves more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd when I find Noel tangled in secrets she never wanted to carry, frightened and defiant all at once, I tell myself I’m only keeping her close to protect Christmas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat’s a lie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe’s an elf. Untouchable. Off-limits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut every time she looks at me like she expects me to break her—or save her—I want to do both.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat starts as indulgence turns into fixation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat should be mercy becomes possession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd somewhere along the way, I stop pretending I’m the good one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause Noel doesn’t need punishment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe needs shelter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd I’m more than willing to become something darker to keep her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas is already cracking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe balance is failing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd if I have to choose between being Santa Claus…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOr being hers?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI already know which one I’ll destroy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vivian Murdoch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53268001030512,"sku":"naughty","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/0179\/2880\/files\/1770521022.png?v=1771465830"},{"product_id":"let-me-in","title":"Let Me In","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA psychological monster horror with physical undertones.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey say life is in the blood. 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