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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For a moment we just look at each other. Olive slips her pointer finger into her mouth to suck at where it’s bleeding. My whole body is so shaky with effort, I collapse onto a love seat, and Emmy joins me with a heavy sigh.

As if nothing out of the ordinary has happened, the footman rings his golden bell signaling the start of the next rotation.

There’s a glance of recognition that goes around the room, as if the thought crosses all our minds simultaneously. If we all refuse to do this, a loser and a winner cannot be chosen.

“Let’s call it a tie?”