The Selection (The Selection, #1)

by Kiera Cass

But you should know that love can wear away under the stress of being married. Someone you think you love now, you might start to hate when he couldn’t provide for you. And if you couldn’t take care of your children, it’d be even worse. Love doesn’t always survive under those types of circumstances.”

“But no matter what, I want you to be loved. You deserve to be loved. And I hope you get to marry for love and not a number.”

“Good God. When you said you were only here for the food, you weren’t kidding, were you?” he asked, shaking his head. “Really, Maxon, we’ve been doing pretty well lately. I—” But I couldn’t finish my sentence. Maxon came over and kissed my forehead. “I’ll see you at dinner.” As he walked away, he straightened his tie.