The Rose Bargain

The Rose Bargain

Author: Sasha Peyton Smith Listening Length: 10h 30m

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 turn to Emmett, nearly fainting in his arms. When I look back up, Bram is nowhere to be seen.

My mother is sitting in the front row, completely still, staring at her hand, where her pinkie finger, the one that has been absent my whole life, is suddenly back.

I turn to my left, to where my attendants stand, and see Olive staring down at her fingernails. I prod at my teeth with my tongue and find that my molar has returned, which explains the blood in my mouth.

A footman reaches for me, but his hands don’t close the distance. They turn to dust, and the footman collapses in a heap, leaving nothing but a crumpled livery on the ground.