The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/198149 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gilded Ones Series: The Gilded Ones, Book 1 Author: Namina Forna Narrator: Shayna Small Format: mp3 Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins Release date: 11-22-21 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 9 ratings Genres: Multicultural Publisher's Summary: Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman's worth is tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it. But when Deka bleeds gold - the color of impurity, of a demon - she faces a consequence worse than death. She is saved by a mysterious woman who tells Deka of her true nature: She is an Alaki, a near-immortal with exceptional gifts. The stranger offers her a choice: Fight for the Emperor, with others just like her, or be destroyed....