MAXON POV

I always knew that my family and I were different from the others in the world. Maybe that was the reason why we disappeared in the first place. Nothing will be normal for me, not even love. Nothing can love my dead, broken heart. That is right I am a monster, I can never show my true colors or the one who knows suffers. But it is like I am trapped into this cursed life, with no way to reverse it or make it better. I'm the Romeo that Juliet wants to stay away from, it is a depressing life to live, but I deal with it every single day and will deal with it forever on. Now my father wants to do a selection for me, and I think he is crazy for even suggesting such a thing,even though I would never say it to him. I mean no one has ever stepped into the palace for at least five decades, except for the staff. Well now my father and his council are discussing the contestants, when my mother came into the office,

"Maxon dear, happy twentieth birthday."

Ah! My sweet mother, always so caring and compassionate of others. My Mother, Queen Amberley, always tries to do philanthropy projects to help children and elder. Like public school systems, retirement homes, and soup kitchens for those are not fortunate enough to afford food. I love my mother very much. Then there is my father, King Clarkson, he is very strict with duties and appearances. If I do one thing incorrectly or something my father dislikes, I get punished.

"Maxon stop daydreaming or we will have another discussion in my office later." Startled I looked up and saw my father glaring at me that makes me want to melt into the floor that moment,and when he saw the scared the look he smirked. I then registered what had spoken to me, and I could think was blood.

At that one statement I shuddered, no discussion with him is wonderful. So I straightened up in my chair and started looking at all the paperwork that my princely duties require, while my parents and my father's council members look at forums for the selection. We are restarting the tradition that started many generations of roylals ago, father Said that this will be a great event to take place while we settle in the thrones again. I only hope that I will meet the one, the one who will compliment my position, the one who will love me in every way possible, and the one who will be loved by everyone in all of the world.

As father said that this may intimidate the people, since there were ladies who went missing, but it should be a wounderous event to appeal them and gain their trust once more. Now father also said that once someone starts to figure out our sacred secret, we have to dispose of them discreetly. No one can know our secret or everything will go into turmoil for any monarchy later on, we kept at this till it was starting to get late. We all left the room to retire to bed.

-TWO WEEKS LATER-

I'm sitting on a throne that is similar, but smaller next to my father on the set of "the Report", we are announcing the names all of the contestants of the selection. Gavral made the introduction, and asked my father to speak about the sudden appearance, and when he was done they started listing the ladies.

They were all the same, blondes and brunettes with the typical castes of four and three, but then on the tenth one there was this most attractive girl with blazing-red hair and deep ice-blue eyes.

"America Singer,caste five, of Carolina."

After Gavral announced America, she was the only person who I could remember so clearly. I could not wait to meet her, for some reason there is something about her that makes me want to trust her and tell her everything. Could she be the one I could love for the rest of my life? There are so many questions spinning around in my head, but none of them are able to be answered.

What could the secret be? Also what do think about Maxon's character? What do you want to happen next? Review or PM me for your thoughts and thanks to all of those who read the first chapter of my story. Love you guys, until the next update.