{"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","url":"https:\/\/shop.vivianmurdoch.com\/products\/naughty-dark-holiday-duet-2","provider":"Vivian Murdoch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}