I DO NOT OWN THE SELECTION SERIES. SHOUT OUT TO ABIZEAU FOR CREATING THIS CHARACTER. I LOVE HER FACE CLAIM.

Schreave Palace. Province of Angeles. 3 months and 3 weeks into the selection.

After the pain of sending Lily St. James home, Crown Princess Melody Schreave decided to go on a solo date with Anna Bristol. Melody's idea of a date was a desire to help Anna work on her sequel. This caught miss Bristol off guard, but she relented. Whatever the princess wanted, the princess got. Thus, the two women were content to spend the day in Anna's bedroom as they racked their brains; searching for ideas.

"I know that I want the fire fighter to meet his love interest by saving her from a a fire in her apartment building, but I can't come with a good personality for her if my life depended on it." Anna sighed as she tapped her pen against her notebook in a rhythmic fashion.

"I wish I could be of more help, but I have never written a book in my life." Melody admitted as she laid next to Anna and peeked over her shoulder to see the progress that the author had made so far.

"I find that I write the best when I'm supposed to do something else." Anna mused as she scribbled on the sides of the pages as she waited for inspiration to come to her.

"Really, that kind of seems like an oxymoron, doesn't it?" the princess inquired as she watched Anna's mind work. It felt like a such a privilege.

"Perhaps...I just need something to get my mind off of the execution and the flogging." the author replied wistfully as she wrote a few lines of dialogue.

"Believe me, I can appreciate that." Melody insisted as she leaned against Anna for comfort. She still had a hard time getting over the brutal punishments that her father had dished out on Yesenia Avalos, Theodore Madden, and Ranamaya Bhattachan; not to mention the cruelty that the guilty had received from the angry mob.

"I always thought that your father was a good King...but after how he had Teddy and Rana whipped just for being together...how could he?" Anna asked as she looked over at Melody who was caressing her cheek.

"He's never been a gentle man...he can be harsh and uncaring...not like you." the princess whispered as she leaned in and kissed Anna on the lips.

Later that afternoon

Little did Anna Bristol know while she was sucking face with the heir to the Illèan throne, her downfall was already being planned out. Benvolio Jackson made his way to the private office of his majesty, King Maxon, second of his name while the king was on the phone, yelling at his personal whipping boy, prime minister Tybalt Tyler.

"I am sick and tired of all your excuses!" Maxon raged into the the phone as his private secretary made his way inside. "The people of this country are like children and they need tradition. The caste system was an honorable Illèan institution for many years and if there was a ever a time to bring it back, it is now. You need to get up off your ass, pull some rank with those fence sitters in the party and get this damn bill passed through!" The King hung up the phone before the prime minister had a chance to respond to the unreasonable demands of his sovereign. He turned to get a cigar to smoke before he saw Benvolio standing in front of his desk.

"Your majesty." Jackson said respectfully as he bowed his head.

"I swear to God Benvolio, you had better have some good news for me; I shit you not!" the King of Illèa insisted.

"I have indeed, the Royal Bureau of Investigation has found something of interest regarding one of the elite selected." Benvolio replied as he produced a manila folder.

"Which one?" Maxon asked as he looked inside said folder.

The girl from Carolina: Anna Bristol." Mr. Jackson explained as the sovereign began to read. "I had several agents from the Carolina chapter digging for any dirt that we could use on her and we found something that we can use." The King flipped through the pages until he found the memo that he was looking for.

"She is not a virgin?" King Maxon asked, earning a nod from Benvolio.

"They picked up her ex-boyfriend, a Mr. Kevin Nelson." the private secretary continued. "After several hours of interrogation, he admitted that he took miss Bristol's virginity when they were together." Maxon was far too pleased about this.

"Yes!" he exclaimed. "She lied to the crown, that is treason. I could have her beheaded for this!"

"That might not be the best option, after you beheaded Yesenia Avalos, there was a minority that lifted her up as a martyr. You should not give them another one." Benvolio argued.

"Then what do you suggest?" King Maxon inquired as Benvolio gave him a sneaky smile.

"Why not have the princess learn this news from...a different source; a more handsome source." he offered as he planned to give Romeo Monroe some much needed advantage over Anna.

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