The Rose Bargain

The Rose Bargain

Author: Sasha Peyton Smith Listening Length: 10h 30m
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London, 1848—For four hundred years, England has been under the control of an immortal fae queen who tricked her way onto the throne. To maintain an illusion of benevolence, Queen Mor grants each of her subjects one opportunity to bargain for their deepest desire. As Ivy Benton prepares to make her debut, she knows th...

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We hobble back to Caledonia Cottage, Marion and I supporting the weight of Olive, who is in such a state of shock she can barely walk. Emmy’s ankle is twisted. Greer’s face is still bleeding, and Faith gingerly touches the spot where our heads collided.

The cottage is dark and still when we return, no baths have been drawn for us, and no staff wait at the ready to help us get cleaned up.

On each of our pillows rests a small scroll of parchment. Faith and I unroll ours at the same time. In black ink on mine is the number 3.

Faith wordlessly turns hers to me, her brows knit together in confusion. On hers is the number 2.