"Are you alright, my dear?” Maxon asks tentatively, brows furrowed.

The selection, a competition consisting of 35 randomly selected girls (of any social status) from all around the country of Illea… and you were a contestant. What was the prize, you may ask? Crown Prince Maxon Schreave and the title as his future queen. In the end, it’s up to the prince to decide who is deemed “the one.”

On your first day in the palace, you were feeling suffocated, running into the palace garden for “fresh air.” However, as you’re doubled over, taking deep breaths, you find yourself looking at a pair of dress shoes… the shoes of the prince.