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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I open my mouth and inhale a lungful of the Thames. My legs kick on instinct, but I don’t know which way is up, so I might be swimming deeper. The thought makes me panic. I whip my head around, but the darkness is so complete, I only disorient myself further.

My body coughs reflexively, and I suck in more sludge.

Then a beam of light breaks through the darkness. A strong pair of arms grabs me around the middle and hauls me to the surface.

Bram kicks at the boat with his strong legs, and I realize now that I was trapped under it.