❝ "No..." Sophie whispered desperately. The shine of the dagger was hidden in their palm. A measly ten feet away, the agent could reach Keefe so easily. And she knew she'd never get there in time. The agent took another step, hood covering their face, arms wrapped around himself. Closer. When Sophie finally had enough of his slow steps, her knees buckled when the agent's arm was outstretched, raised behind his shoulder, and she jumped from her mound of snow, concentrating on the icy blue eyes, knowing that if one thing was going to happen, she wouldn't let Keefe get hurt. She focused on the void, focused on slowing down time, focused on his messy hair, focused on the dagger. She felt the familiar feeling once again of the only thing she could've done: teleport. She appeared in front of Keefe, her legs behind her in the air as they went flying. His eyes widened as he noticed the agent behind him, Sophie in front of him. Her face stung with the impact of herself against his chest as she wrapped her arms around his torso, linking them together. She thought he was saved, that he would be perfectly safe and uninjured. Content. Especially with her for saving him. So content, safe, and uninjured. Boy, how wrong could she be? ❞ {} FIRST PLACE IN MELANCHOLY AWARDS FOR RANDOM (sub-cat: fanfiction) {} The Neverseen have declared war on the Lost Cities. Sophie doesn't know who to trust. Fitz is a jerk. Dex is an idiot. Biana... she's not quite Biana anymore. Tam and Linh? Nope. So she's stuck with Keefe Sencen. But will he be more help than she thought? {} A year after Nightfall takes place, with soporidine not mentioned. {} Updates every other week on Monday. I'm a very busy and stressed writer. Please understand. THANKS! {} #942 in Fantasy on 12/9/2017 #972 in Fantasy on 12/10/2017 #648 in Fantasy on 12/17/2017 #590 in Fantasy on 12/18/2017 & 12/19/2017 #550 in Fantasy on 12/26/2017

Hi guys! I spent a lot of time planning all of this out, therefore a vote and comment would be appreciated :) I DO NOT OWN THE NAMES/CHARACTERS (they belong to Shannon Messenger) except for the characters I will note as originals. The idea of the Selection belongs to Kiera Cass.

**Foster-Keefe will be the prevailing ship** The closer the Lost Cities get to war, the less time Sophie Foster and her friends have to stop the Neverseen - let alone keep them at bay. Worse, Alvar remains without memory, not only posing a threat to the Black Swan, but whatever the Neverseen worked so hard to hide could change the status of the silent battles between the two groups of rebels. Sophie's time is running out - will she fix things before the Black Swan is led to a crushing defeat?

Sophie Foster doesn't know what-or whom-to believe. And in a game with this many players, the worst mistake can be focusing on the wrong threat. But when the Neverseen prove that Sophie's far more vulnerable than she ever imagined, she realizes it's time to change the rules. Her powerful abilities can only protect her so far. To face down ruthless enemies, she must learn to fight. Unfortunately, battle training can't help a beloved friend who's facing a whole different danger-where the only solution involves one of the biggest risks Sophie and her friends have ever taken. And the distraction might be exactly what the villains have been waiting for.