{"product_id":"9781988197142","title":"Thin Lines","description":"Calisto Donati\u003cp\u003eCalisto had never been a fan of pain, but he found it provided a certain relief. \u003cbr\u003eIt was a high that couldn't compete with anything else he experienced. That was why he fought bare-knuckled, why he drove fast, despite knowing he might crash, and why he still enjoyed looking at Emma Donati-no matter her current status. \u003cbr\u003ePain felt good. \u003cbr\u003eHe might have been a fool for doing so, but as long as he got what he wanted from it, he didn't really care. \u003cbr\u003eWhen he fought, he was given release. When he drove, he was given freedom. When he looked at Emma, he was given memories. \u003cbr\u003eAll of them brought a certain level of pain. All three might kill him someday. \u003cbr\u003eCalisto glanced at Emma, taking her in again when she didn't know he was looking. \u003cbr\u003eHe realized then that only one might actually be worth dying for. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma Donati\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma kept her gaze on the book in her lap, pretending like there wasn't an argument going on across the room. She had become terribly good at acting like she didn't hear. \u003cbr\u003eCalisto watched her out of the corner of his eye while he argued on with Affonso.\u003cbr\u003eShe was too focused on Calisto to care about their fight. \u003cbr\u003eHis anger. The tightness of his jaw. Searing soul-black eyes. \u003cbr\u003eThe two men were not the same. They might have shared blood, but their hearts were entirely different. One man never let her out of his sight when he was nearby. The other acted like she didn't exist. \u003cbr\u003eThis was what it was like, she realized, to be in love with someone she couldn't have. \u003cbr\u003eCalisto Donati would never be hers.\u003cbr\u003eThis wasn't a fairy tale that would end happily. \u003cbr\u003eThey weren't star-crossed. They were impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bethany-Kris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056478044400,"sku":"9781988197142","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781988197142_p0.jpg?v=1763673115","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781988197142","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}