We did not say yes to the city right away, because a thing offered to people like Bram and me is a thing we have learned, the hard way, to inspect for the hook before we let ourselves want it. It's a reflex you never fully lose, the hook-checking. Hand a foster kid a gift and watch her turn it over looking for the price tag, the catch, the thing she'll have to pay for later or behave for now; she has learned, in the most literal way, that nothing comes free, that every kindness is a loan,...

Four Crowns is a serialized why-choose reverse harem fantasy romance audiobook, written by Mia. New episodes daily.