The Selection (The Selection, #1)

by Kiera Cass

“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.”

“Listen to me, kitten. Win or lose, you’ll always be a princess to me.”

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.

“Oh, yes. She’s still here,” Maxon said, not letting his eyes wander from Gavril’s face. “And I plan on keeping her here for quite a while.”

“Maxon, I hope you find someone you can’t live without. I really do. And I hope you never have to know what it’s like to have to try and live without them.”

“Sure, if you like the lovable sound of an asthma attack in your ear every time you tell a joke.”