{"product_id":"moments-of-malevolence-9780645534054","title":"Moments of Malevolence","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlaska\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI lie to one of the city's most ruthless men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it feels so good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeception is a drug, and I'm quickly becoming an addict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach time we speak, Zuko has no idea it's me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lie tastes sweet leaving my mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI couldn't stop now, even if I wanted to-which I don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe thinks our conversations are more than just sex. He's wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe intimacy he feels is all a facade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the day an embodiment of my darkest fantasies walks into my bar, and his unmistakable voice sends a shiver down my spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt turns out I'm \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e the one in control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when he calls tonight, and he will, I'll be ready...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e... with a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZuko\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy job is to hunt. Dispose of problems like they never existed. And I'm incredibly good at my job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's brutal and violent. But, then again, so I am.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI crave destruction. Death is merely a consequence of my dark pursuits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I won't lose a wink of sleep over it, either.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing bothers me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one affects me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept the vixen with the lilac hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I reveal my true self to her, she laughs it off, enticed by the game we play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's keeping secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I know \u003cem\u003eall\u003c\/em\u003e about prying information out of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe won't like my methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I'll keep playing her little game until I decide what to do about her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI can't tell if she is destined to be my wife...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e... or my next victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"T.L Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603034444050,"sku":"9780645534054","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e59c12d8-afa8-44eb-91c7-907f8a00f812.jpg?v=1732244571","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/moments-of-malevolence-9780645534054","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}