{"product_id":"2940046205527","title":"Masquerade (A Halloween Story)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe man was a monster, nothing less.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis stained clothes provided enough evidence of that fact. The clothing wasn't of this time, but that of centuries past. He wore a parted shirt that bared his blood-coated chest. Abigail could see blue ties against his ashen flesh; they held the material of his shirt together. He also wore tight-fitting pants that flared over grimy, sodden boots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thing had made a real mess of its snack, something she would never do. Abigail had seen and done a great many things in her life, but this had never been among them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRun, damn it, run! she screamed at herself. Make your feet work. Do you wish to end up like its last meal? Turn tail, and get the hell out of here!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man began to speak in a language she ill understood or perhaps he did, in fact, speak English, but his growls garbled it past recognition. Eventually, though, the words became clearer to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Abigail, so beautiful,\" he said calmly, not looking at her, but at whatever lay behind her in the distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe backed up until she collided with the nearest tombstone, stupidly pleased she could finally move of her own accord. She thought she would be safe now; surely now she would be able to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mine.\" He stared pointedly at her, and she sneered in response.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I belong to no one,\" Abigail snapped. As usual, her tongue got the better of her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis eyes narrowed on her. \"I beg to differ, moj ljub. I want you, and I always get what I want.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis hypnotic eyes enraptured her for a moment, causing her to look past the gruesome image he represented and see just the man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistraction could be a bitch, and in this case, that was a definite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirt exploded underneath Abigail's feet, spraying around her knees. A bare-boned hand escaped the soil, and grabbed her ankle in a painful grip. Bony fingers bit into her flesh as a second arm revealed itself in a swirl of dirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You will never escape me, Abby.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe screamed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dawning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110708625648,"sku":"2940046205527","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046205527_p0.jpg?v=1764000872","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046205527","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}