Ashlynn Rose

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“Of Thistles and Roses ” by Ashlynn Rose

tw: murder, blood, references to alcohol and smoking I’m going to die in this town. That’s what I think as I throw my cards onto the table; another ace, another win, but still it’s never enough. All the money goes to the landlord anyway, and the innkeeper, the barmaid - it even gets to the cleaners before it gets to me. We all know everyone here’ll be dead before they pay off their debt; me included. “Another.” The burly man sitting across from me throws down another crisp banknote. I nod, sliding the deck across the table tow...

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ave -she/they teen writer