A Bride for Rent, or Destined by Fate
8 hrs. 45 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Mira Shtorm
Author
Mira Shtorm
Narrator
Lyudmila Shapochkina
Narrator
Lyudmila Shapochkina
Description
Fifteen years ago, a young magician who escaped from the palace to the city carnival in secret, jokingly recited an ancestral marriage vow to a giggling girl in a mask whose lips smelled of strawberries, and whose arms taking hold of his shoulders made him lose his mind. Champagne surged through his blood and struck his head. She was so small and so fragile in his hands—a trusting earthly girl. Without any magic, she kissed him until his legs trembled. The vow’s words, memorized since childhood, slipped off the young man’s lips by themselves.
Of course, those were only beautiful words. Without an altar and the proper ritual, they didn’t have power. The magician was sure.
At dawn they parted, still wearing their masks—because it was terrifying to shatter the delightful feeling of a fairy tale that had been sparking between them all night. Young and frivolous. They agreed to meet here at noon—no masks—and meet for real. Biting back her swollen, kissed lips, she fluttered up the stairs easily and disappeared through the hotel door. As it turned out, she had vanished forever. His Shaari-Na—his chosen one…
Of course, those were only beautiful words. Without an altar and the proper ritual, they didn’t have power. The magician was sure.
At dawn they parted, still wearing their masks—because it was terrifying to shatter the delightful feeling of a fairy tale that had been sparking between them all night. Young and frivolous. They agreed to meet here at noon—no masks—and meet for real. Biting back her swollen, kissed lips, she fluttered up the stairs easily and disappeared through the hotel door. As it turned out, she had vanished forever. His Shaari-Na—his chosen one…
21:07
00_Prolog
14:29
01_01_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
09:04
01_02_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
10:05
01_03_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
18:45
01_04_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
14:11
01_05_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
08:56
01_06_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
09:30
01_07_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
17:14
01_08_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
13:08
01_09_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
10:17
01_10_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
18:57
01_11_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
09:39
01_12_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
16:40
01_13_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
12:14
01_14_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
10:46
01_15_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
15:27
02_01_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
15:46
02_02_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
19:16
02_03_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
14:14
02_04_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
14:35
02_05_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
15:54
02_06_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
12:33
02_07_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
11:22
02_08_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
14:12
02_09_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
19:53
02_10_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
18:37
02_11_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
06:31
02_12_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
18:46
03_01_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
12:07
03_02_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
19:19
03_03_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
18:32
03_04_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
15:04
03_05_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
12:11
03_06_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
16:09
03_07_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
11:36
03_08_Nevesta naprokat, ili Darovannaya sudboy
08:21
04_Epilog
