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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Callum

We look ridiculous. The four of us—me, Cate, Dom, and Alex—have dressed from head to toe in black. Branches and leaves are attached to our clothing, and each of us carries a large bough that can be used to shield our faces. What little skin is not covered by sticks and cloth has been coated in mud.

It isn’t until we approach the copse of trees Cate has led us to that I start to see how this might actually work.

Dom takes a few steps into the thick grove and all but disappears.