The Selection (The Selection, #1)

by Kiera Cass

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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.”

I almost felt bad for the girl who ended up with him.

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.

Lots of times when girls cry, they don’t want you to fix the problem, they just want to be consoled,” I advised. “Really?” “Pretty much.”

“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.”

In my experience, true love is usually the most inconvenient kind.” I smiled weakly.

“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.”