{"product_id":"eric-the-raguel-a-monster-reborn","title":"Pre-order: Eric the Raguel – A Monster Reborn","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned Limited Edition — One of 125\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing a foil cover, heavy cream paper, and individually signed by the author.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric made his choice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe didn’t run.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe followed the path.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuided by a figure known only as The Guide, Eric tries to impose rules on what he’s become—telling himself there’s a right way to do this. That the men he hunts deserve it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat it means something.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Eric isn’t a professional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe’s a man unraveling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy day, he sits in therapy, trying to quiet the voices in his head. He builds a life he never thought he’d want—a job, a relationship, something almost normal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd it starts to work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil it doesn’t.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA conversation he can’t ignore begins to crack the beliefs he’s built everything on. The world stops dividing cleanly into monsters and men.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen a hunt goes wrong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe plans it. Prepares for it. Tells himself he’s in control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe isn’t.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause this time—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethere’s a child in the room.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlive. Watching.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd even knowing that…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeven feeling what it does to him…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEric still finishes what he started.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter that, nothing holds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot the rules.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot the purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot the man he’s trying to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause once you cross that line—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eyou don’t get to decide who you are anymore.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mental Tease","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52404621508789,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/2616\/2101\/files\/DoesThisTasteFunny.png?v=1775032065","url":"https:\/\/mentaltease.shop\/products\/eric-the-raguel-a-monster-reborn","provider":"Mental Tease","version":"1.0","type":"link"}