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Maxon POV

My heart is slowly cracking at this moment; fear is creeping upon me as if My America favors my cousin over me. Nothing would fill the gaping hole; my love could not be for anyone else but my fiery princess. As I watch their interaction, jealousy sis filling me till I'm about to hate myself for not being Aspen. Even his name disgusts me; he is stealing my angel's heart and love from me. My eyes are turning black and I'm starting to hiss, but I refrain from exposing myself.

(So I'm giving hints to what Maxon's secret is in this chapter, if you have any guesses or question you can review or PM me.)

I listen to the heart wrenching story of my dear, and it feels like the gaping hole in my heart is growing into a black hole. Aspen was having so much time to entrance America to leave me and to go in his loving arms. No one will take her away from me, and it certainly won't be Aspen. My anger is getting the best of me; my skin is starting to turn-

I hear movement coming towards me. I quickly take calming intakes of the cool air. I'm back to normal, as that happens I come face to face with my conniving cousin. As I look a little to the lift I see my princess looking at me with sadness and pity in her eyes. All I want is her love, not her pity. I quickly compose myself like a prince and address them. Hello cousin and hello to you to my dear."

My sweetheart was looking confused at my endearment for her; can't she tell that I favor her more than all the other girls? I cut off my thoughts of my sweet, fiery goddess and focus on my cousin. The man who steals every woman's heart, and will probably steal my America's as well. In my most regal and commanding voice I could grasp," Aspen, my dear cousin, a word if I may?"

"Of course Maxon, lead the way." He starts to follow me and turns back around," Oh and Mer, please go back inside before you catch a cold. If you are not in the palace in twenty minutes I will have a guard come out to escort you back in."

My anger was further pushed to its limits; she has a nickname from him!? How could he be so casual around her, doesn't he know that she is the love of my life and now one of the most respectable women in Illea?! She just nodded and responded with an," Okay I'll be right in Aspen."

So they are on a first name and nickname bases, I'm envious on how their relationship was starting to off so quickly for my liking. I can't let him have 'Mer' fall in love with him. Keeping calm was really difficult, everything is going wrong. How can I fix this problem: IS there anyone who could have had this exact problem? Will I ever get to have my perfect love life, where I get to have children and grow old with the one I want? Is there even such a thing for a Prince like me?

As we walk I'm thinking of how I cold ridicule Aspen for trying to steal my happy ending. When we made sure we were away from wandering eyes and nosy ears I start my rant.

"So cousin, how are you and why are you here so early? You aren't due to fly down here till another few weeks." He caught me off guard with a chuckle.

"We both know that you didn't want to talk to me about the weather, It's about me and Mer right?"

"Okay so you aren't as clueless as father thinks you are. Here's the deal, you may stay here as long as you want, but do not interfere with my selection. If I see you getting a little to friend l with any of the ladies, I will send you home."

"Relax, me and Mer-"

"It's Lady Singer or Miss America to you."

"Okay Miss America and I were just having a friendly conversation about each other. There was nothing intimate, but maybe if you kick her out then I would like to have her as my bride since I'm coming of age and she seems like the perfect candidate."

I'm pretty sure that my face was starting to get red with my fuming anger, but on the inside I am just plain murderous how dare he think I would drop America from m selection, just so he would be able to have her?! If he thinks that I will pity him and give up, he better think again," How dare you! Are you even a real gentleman? How could you make Lady Singer sound like a toy that you want to play with?! When you are sane again you may talk to me, but now keep away from the ladies from the selection; especially Lady America!"

The worst thing was that Aspen didn't even look affected by what I had said to him. All he did was smirk at me and said," Well, since I can't just take America from your little 'selection', then we will let her choose who she wants to be with; who she chooses will have the ability to marry her."

There was a subtle gasp, that only my sensitive hearing could pick it up, and when I turned I all saw was my love with a shocked and a disappointed expression on her face. She started running to the woods, away from me with my heart. That was also when the rebel alarm rang out, and all panic broke out.

So what did you think? I know that the other one was late and this one was a little bit sudden, but I wanted to make it up to you. So please review or PM me what you think with what's happening so far, or how you think it should be next time. Until the next update…