AFTERGLOW | The Selection ¹

𝑨 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝑨 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑨 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆.

Aurora Piaria has spent her entire life surrounded by wealth. As the daughter of one of Illéa's most powerful businessmen, she has never wanted for anything-except the one thing money could never buy.
A family.
Ever since her mother's death, Aurora's world has been slowly falling apart. Her father is no longer the man she remembers, her stepfamily threatens to erase every trace of the life she once knew, and the future she imagined for herself seems farther away than ever.
So when the next Selection is announced, Aurora wants nothing to do with it.
The last thing she needs is to compete for the heart of Prince Nathaniel Schreave.
But after a series of unexpected events forces her to submit an application, Aurora finds herself chosen among the Selected and swept away to the Palace.
Suddenly she is surrounded by glittering gowns, royal expectations, and a prince she is determined not to like.
At least, that's the plan.
Because beneath Nathaniel's carefully practiced smiles and perfect royal image lies a boy carrying burdens of his own. And the more Aurora gets to know him, the harder it becomes to remember why she wanted to stay away in the first place.
But while feelings begin to grow inside the Palace walls, unrest spreads throughout Illéa.
The people are angry.
Secrets long buried are beginning to surface.
And some truths have a way of changing everything.
As rebellion brews and the future of the monarchy hangs in the balance, Aurora must decide who she wants to be-and whether the life she thought she wanted is worth sacrificing the future she never saw coming.
Because sometimes the greatest love stories aren't about finding a crown.
They're about finding where you truly belong.
"𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸."
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