The Wicked Gift

The Wicked Gift

Author: Maren Ellsworth Listening Length: 11h 23m
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The Uprising has torn down Avon’s monarchs and tied the first presidential race to a brutal decree: each candidate must kill the former ruler of their own province. Callum, son of the newly dethroned king, means to claim his place, yet he cannot carry out that patricide without help. He seeks Lady Caterine, a Gifted c...

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Cate

The minute the door closes behind him, I let out the deep breath I’ve been holding in.

I reach for the ties of my corset, needing my lungs at full capacity. I practically tear the clothes from my body, slipping into a robe and collapsing into one of the chairs around the table. My skin is on fire, but the cool comfort of the silk robe does little to soothe it.

I look down at my hip, thinking for a minute that his hand might have left some kind of imprint with how hot his skin burned against my waist. I could feel the heat even through the layers of fabric cinching me together.