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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Marion jumps to her feet in protest. Greer’s face turns bright red with rage. Olive bursts into tears. Emmy just laughs, hysterical on the edge of a scream. Only Faith appears unaffected, perfectly still, her mind somewhere far from her body.

The queen bends to dig into the basket at her side. One by one she pulls out our samplers from today’s trial and passes them to us.

In various states of completion, they’re speckled with blood from our pricked fingers. In the middle of each is a number stitched neatly in crimson thread.

There’s a 6 on mine. I glance at Marion’s, a 6 as well. We’ve all tied for last place.