{"product_id":"forbidden","title":"Forbidden","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI hit it with my car...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen I carried her home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking care of her wounds with my own dark depravity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer scars tell a story, burns, cuts...some old...but there are some wounds that are fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo fresh they tell a dangerous, intriguing tale. One I'm captivated to learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she opened her eyes she didn't recoil like the others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, she told me her name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelene...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is something about her. About the way she meets my stare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's not afraid of me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome dangerous part of me wants to keep it that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust this once...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Halestrom Hale and the controlling fist clenches around me. I hide her in the only place I know. A place I can control. A place where I can watch her...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen my brothers find out, they are furious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything we've worked for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the lies we've told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the sick, depraved things we've done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould be all for nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf she tells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo all three of us make sure that she doesn't whisper a thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe keep her busy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery night...and all day long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd pray we make it out alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Read \u0026 Rooted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43164497215562,"sku":"9781922933379","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/6189\/9338\/files\/9781922933379.jpg?v=1765990241","url":"https:\/\/readandrooted.com\/products\/forbidden","provider":"Read \u0026 Rooted","version":"1.0","type":"link"}