{"product_id":"book-2seq","title":"Inviting Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHatred and desire haunted my dreams.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI woke up tangled in my sheets, Blue standing next to the bed, his eyes glowing green in the dark room. \"I'm okay,\" I told him. He pushed his nose against the mosquito net and whined. \"You don't think so?\" I asked with a laugh. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe circled around to the net's opening. I reached through, petting his head to reassure him. Blue was a giant of a dog with one brown eye and one blue. When I adopted him, he was as tall as a Great Dane, but thin. The pound thought he was about a year old. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour years later, he looked different. His coat, ratty when I brought him home to Park Slope, now shone in the soft light. Blue's chest was broad and strong. The pink scars from a bullet he took for me were hidden beneath his long coat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI looked out my balcony doors into the jungle. The sky was still dark, the foliage a pitch black mass. I heard the guttural roar of the howler monkeys and knew the sun would be here soon. Blue's nails clicked on the tile as he walked to the door. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue stared at me. \"I get it,\" I said. \"You want to go for a run.\" He lowered his front end, waving his tail around in the air and let out a low warble. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI climbed through the opening of my mosquito net. The tiles were cool against my bare feet. I dressed quickly, Blue following me around the room, encouraging me by tapping his nose against my hip. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSneakers tied, headlamp in place and phone in hand, I opened the door. We passed other villas on our route. This was once an eco-resort. Now it was a training center for Joyful Justice, the stupidest named vigilante organization to ever blow stuff up. But no one asked me when they were naming it, even though I inspired the whole thing. They had it wrong—I am a monster, not a hero. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI don't care about justice; I crave revenge.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eP.S. The dog does not die.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":68209711350064,"sku":"BD2seq","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2seq-Square-cover.webp?v=1793293710","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2seq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}