The Selection (The Selection, #1)

by Kiera Cass

It was over, and I knew that. But you don’t love someone for almost two years and then turn it off overnight.

“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.

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

“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.”