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- Dedication
- Map
- Contents
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- Thirty
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- Thirty-Three
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- Three Months Later
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- Thirty-Eight
- Thirty-Nine
- About the Author
- Books by Kiera Cass
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- About the Publisher
“Hollis?” he asked, his eyes still hesitant.
I cleared my throat. “Do you remember how you suggested a new border between Isolte and Coroa?”
“Yes. I still mean it. It’s the thing I’m most passionate about.”
“Well, what if we just . . . eliminated the border?”
His forehead folded in confusion. “What?”
“What if Isolte gave Coroa all its land? And what if Coroa gave Isolte all its land? And what if . . . what if there was no border between you and me?”
His face softened. “No border?”
“No border.”
“One country?”
“One country.”
I saw all the wheels in his head spring to life. “So, instead of two thrones in two castles in two countries . . . those thrones would be in one country, one castle?”
“With a circular throne room,” I proposed.
“And a garden maze. Obviously,” he added.
“Valentina, Nora, Mother, Scarlet, and I stayed up all night reading the law, dissecting everything. We would need to word it differently, but it is well within my rights and power as queen to acquire new land, to absorb other countries into ours. Seeing as Isolte is also a land of laws, I’m sure you have similar powers. We can find a way around one law with another. We could be together.” I looked at him and shrugged. “What do you think?”
He charged at me, crashing his lips against mine. I held on to him, dying to have him closer. There was simply too much air.
“Could we make this work?” he asked genuinely. “They’re still two different peoples.”
“Not like they used to be, Etan. I’ve been watching so carefully over this trip. Things have changed. Probably because of us. It is surprisingly easy to teach people not to hate. I think it will work, Etan. I really do.”
He looked me up and down. “We’ll have to start wearing purple.”
“That’ll work. I look good in everything.”
“Eh, I suppose,” he teased, gripping me tighter, and kissing me again.
About the Author
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KIERA CASS is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series and The Siren, The Betrothed, and The Betrayed. She is a wife and mom and too many other things to list. If she could make a crown out of anything, it would be the unending tears of her readers. You can learn more about Kiera and her books at www.kieracass.com.
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Books by Kiera Cass
The Selection
The Elite
The One
The Heir
The Crown
The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard
The Queen & The Favorite
Happily Ever After: Companion to the Selection Series
The Selection Series Sampler
The Selection Series 3-Book Collection
The Selection Series 4-Book Collection
The Siren
The Betrothed
The Betrayed
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