{"title":"North Pole Proper","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1260\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristmas isn’t wholesome.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1244\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt’s controlled.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1378\"\u003eBehind the lights and carols are ancient beings who decide who gets punished, who gets rewarded, and who gets owned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1493\"\u003eKrampus enforces judgment.\u003cbr data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1409\"\u003eSanta indulges every desire.\u003cbr data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003eThe reindeer serve as hunters, guards, and enforcers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1544\"\u003eAnd none of them were ever meant to fall in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1766\"\u003ePunishment turns possessive. Reward turns obsessive. Protection turns feral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2161\"\u003eBecause when monsters, gods, and enforcers choose desire over duty…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2190\"\u003eChristmas doesn’t save you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2190\"\u003eIt claims you.\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. And if I choose my duty over her, the world will pay the price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause if I lose her…\u003cbr\u003eChristmas may not survive what I become.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vivian Murdoch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53267999850864,"sku":"nice","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/0179\/2880\/files\/1770520988.png?v=1771464610"},{"product_id":"naughty-dark-holiday-duet-2","title":"Naughty","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen indulgence becomes obsession\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eKris × Noel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI reward the good. That is my purpose—and I’ve always been very good at it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI give. 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":"nice-and-naughty-duet","title":"Nice and Naughty Duet","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"336\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eControl and balance govern Christmas.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"598\"\u003eBehind the magic and tradition are immortal enforcers who decide who is punished, who is rewarded, and who is claimed. But when desire begins to fracture the rules that hold the system together, even the oldest powers of the season may not survive the fallout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"733\"\u003eLove in this dark holiday world isn’t gentle—it’s possessive, dangerous, and capable of rewriting the very magic meant to contain it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"1031\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"743\"\u003eNice\u003c\/strong\u003e – Krampus exists to judge the wicked and enforce balance where Christmas magic demands punishment. But when a woman appears on the Naughty List who refuses to break beneath his control, discipline begins to blur into obsession—and the enforcer of justice may become the first to defy it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003eNaughty\u003c\/strong\u003e – Santa Claus governs reward, indulgence, and the delicate machinery that keeps Christmas running. 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