{"product_id":"the-skin-of-him-dark-monarch-9798232956646","title":"The Skin of Him","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA masterpiece doesn't know it's in a gallery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Bell believes he is alone. He thinks the hollow ache in his chest is a simple need for connection. He thinks a man named \u003cstrong\u003eNick\u003c\/strong\u003e can fill the void.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is wrong. \u003cstrong\u003eThe void is me.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thirty-four lifetimes, I have been Sam's invisible curator. I am the ancient shadow that has pruned his history-burning away every friend, family, and lover who dared to touch what is mine. I have spent eons polishing his soul into a masterpiece of refined suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs I move from the shadows into the light, the very foundations of reality begin to fracture. This is not just a conquest of one man's heart; it is a shift in the cosmic balance of epic proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam thinks he is finding a lover. He is actually finding his owner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe curation is complete. The skin is enough.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dark Monarch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232956646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dark Monarch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.86d","brand":"Dark Monarch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447400214783,"sku":"9798232956646","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c4d4a52-910e-4a26-a5fd-56d2de8d30d8.jpg?v=1777230858","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-skin-of-him-dark-monarch-9798232956646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}