What if that first rebel never took the red scarf out from behind his back? What if the whole entire attack never happened? What if tragedy never led Maxon and America back to each other? And what if Maxon chose another? America walked out of the Illean palace, heartbroken and mortified, clinging only to the idea that she would go back home and pretend like none of this ever happened. Little did she know that she was going to meet one man on the street who would turn her life upside down. Again. Thrown into the chaos of the northern rebels, America has one job, find the diaries of Gregory Illea before the Southern rebels do. Through a series of attacks, she slips in and out of the one place she thought she would never return to. The quicker she finds those diaries, the sooner she can finally rid herself of the palace and everything in it. Until she slips up...bringing her face to face with Maxon. Over and over again. America wants to move on from him but he wants to fix the mistake that he knows he made. How can America forgive him for ruining both of their lives with a reckless decision? And how can he make her see that in the Palace is where she was always meant to be?

The beloved prince of Illéa, Maxon Schreave, has finally picked America Singer to be his wife, and the future queen of their country. Though everything seems perfect for them now, is the path that America has chosen truly the one she was destined to take? Or will the country fall apart under her rule? You'll just have to find out. [ This story takes place after The One - it was written before The Heir came out. Credit to Kiera Cass for the actual series and characters. ] #1 in maxonschreave ; #1 in kieracass ; #1 in krissambers ; #1 in selectionfanfiction ; #1 in theselectionseries ; #1 in theone