{"product_id":"the-lost-kings","title":"The Lost Kings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI was always told people grew roots where they were planted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBut mine developed between the hearts of two brothers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor as long as I could remember, they were my protectors, living on the opposite end of the manor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was when I turned eight that I realized the truth. The twins were never supposed to protect me. It was the other way around and I would grow up to be the one that kept our family safe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs time went on, they were forced to watch while I was broken and reshaped into the weapon needed to break us free from the cage our family had been forced into.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI always assumed the twins understood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when I became old enough to accept my fate, they slapped it away and tried to show me a different choice. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven with my heart in their hands, I tried to make them see that there was no other path for me to walk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey left, abandoning the family and destroying those roots that had kept us together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithout them, we were forced to align with a powerful enemy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when it’s discovered how close I became with our rival, the twins returned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI assumed it was to reclaim my heart, but it was to declare war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe stood on opposite sides, but somewhere in the middle was my broken heart, still held between two lost kings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Love Stories Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46037108654253,"sku":"9798264973499","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/9399\/6973\/files\/IMG-0699.heic?v=1779398014","url":"https:\/\/lovestoriesbookstore.com\/products\/the-lost-kings","provider":"Love Stories Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}