{"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","url":"https:\/\/shop.vivianmurdoch.com\/products\/nice-dark-holiday-duet-1","provider":"Vivian Murdoch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}