About Kiera Cass: Kiera Cass is the New York Times bestselling author of "The Selection" series.
Great. Now the queen thought I was a misfit, too.
So here I was expecting at the very best a cordial welcome from the girls who were prepared to fight me to the death for someone I didn’t want. Instead I was embraced.
Yeah, Mom, I’ll just keep telling the prince that he has absolutely no shot with me and offend him as often as I can. Great plan.
He wasn’t allowed to come with me there—my own rule for this little adventure. No more. Good-bye, Aspen.
And Carolina will be cheering on the beautiful daughter of Magda and Shalom Singer, the new Lady America Singer!
I thought about the cameras following me in the terminal and pictured my family watching my entrance on TV. I hoped they’d be proud.
The picture of me just after I’d found out Aspen was saving up to marry me. I looked radiant, hopeful, beautiful. I looked like I was in love. And some idiot thought that love was for Prince Maxon.
My shoes I got to pick. I chose worn-out red flats. I figured I should make it clear from the start that I wasn’t princess material.
I had to stop myself from laughing. Who needs help taking a pill?
I don’t think any girl in all of Illéa could have been smiling more than me.
So far, I had a solid collection of my honest opinions…
She must have been debating staying in the line or forcing me to run home and change.
I'm not so stupid as to believe that you've completely forgotten about your former boyfriend. I know you think there are others here more suited for me and this life, and I wouldn't want you to rush into trying to be happy with any of this. I just......
Maybe what I wanted was stupid. Maybe it wasn't even something I could have. But, still it was mine. I didn't think I could sacrifice my dreams, no matter how much my family meant to me.
You don't do that. You don't just leave your family. Sticking together... it's the only way to survive.
Try patting them on the back or shoulder and telling them everything is going to be fine. Lots of times when girls cry, they don't want you to fix the problem, they just want to be consoled.
Prince Maxon surveyed the room and found me. Our eye met for a moment, and he smiled.
S&M is as psychological as it is physical and sexual, Zach. Imagine being as deep inside a woman’s mind as you are inside her body.
Keeping me a virgin waiting for him for so long proved he owned me even more than fucking me would have.
Broken love is the most dangerous love. It will slice you open with every touch.
How are you feeling?" "Coffee.
