The Secret

The first Selection held since that of Queen Eadlyn's and two of the country's favorite competitors are far from interested in the Crowned Prince.

Valeria Amaris. Two. Model. She never wanted to be selected to compete. Not truly. She already had a bright future ahead of her, yet she threw it all away in a moment of spite. And now she could possibly be throwing away a second chance at a bright future for someone she never believed would become so important to her.

Mairi Oleander. Seven. Gardener. She never expected to be selected to compete. Now that she was inside of the Selection, she needed to be doing her best to become queen. Instead, she was doing her best to push down the feelings she had for another.

A competition where only thirty-three girls compete for the hand of the prince while the two others skirt around the cameras, gossiping competitors, and laws to hide their love for each other. The Selection is no longer a competition where girls become the next Queen of Illéa, it's a competition of who can hold the most secrets from the entire country.