I DO NOT OWN THE SELECTION SERIES. SHOUTOUT TO PIXARGIRL AND ABIZEAU FOR CREATING THESE CHARACTERS.

Schreave Palace. Sacramento, Province of Angeles. 3 months and 2 weeks into the selection.

After the scandal with Samuel Heisenberg had subsided, the next royal scandal came to a boil. Ianthe MacGuffin was in her room when her phone started to ring. After seeing that it was Ocie Winterford, her still secret boyfriend, she picked it up with a sigh.

"Ocie, you shouldn't be calling me." Anthy reminded her boyfriend.

"I had to, there's been so much talk of drama going on in the palace." Ocie insisted with eagerness in his voice. "First the steel heir from Allens is murdered, then the crown prince leaves for Fennley and now the cop from Clermont has been beheaded. Why haven't you told me about these things?"

"Because there has been a lot of hassle going on, I have to be careful with what I say." Anthy replied with weariness. "I don't want to hurt Tamara."

"Tamara, what are you best friends with the princess now?" Ocie scoffed as she had never cared for the royals much before.

"Maybe I am, she needs me and I'm not going to hand you all of her secrets on a silver platter just for your political career." Anthy shot back angrily.

"Why else would you be there, you don't love the crown prince, do you?" He asked incredulously.

"No, but I care for Tamara and if you want to use her for your own gain, I won't help you." She declared.

"Don't you back out on me Anthy…you know that I can ruin you." Ocie threatened as Anthy grew furious at her boyfriend for taking such a chance with her life.

"You know what, I'm going to do what I should have done the moment I was selected: we are done!" Ianthe declared as she hung up on him in total anger.

Later that week.

Ianthe MacGuffin didn't hear from Ocie again and she allowed herself to hope that he would leave her alone. Her hopes were brutally dashed when she heard a knock at her door. When Anthy answered it, 2 guards burst inside.

"Ianthe MacGuffin, you are under arrest on suspicion of treason." One of the guards said as the other one slapped the handcuffs on her wrists.

"What…what do you mean?" The co-Ed from Paloma asked in shock, but the guard said nothing as they took her away.

They took her all the way down to the dungeon and flung the young woman into the cell that had once been occupied by Samuel Heisenberg. Ianthe cursed at Ocie as she slammed on the bars. He had said that he loved her and she had believed him. Now that she refused to put Tamara as a rape victim, he put her life in jeopardy. Anthy sat there for what felt like hours until she heard sounds from upstairs and saw Princess Tamara coming down with a guard.

"Unlock the cell and then leave us!" She commanded as the guard unlocked Ianthe's gate. After he left, Tamara entered the cell and embraced Ianthe fiercely.

"That son of a bitch sold me out!" Anthy declared as she held the princess of Illèa in her arms.

"Is he telling the truth?" Tamara asked anxiously as Anthy teared up.

"Yeah…he wanted me to report on what happened in the palace…but I didn't tell him what happened to you." She insisted through her tears.

"Did you like about being my friend?" The princess asked

"No, never!" The co-Ed from Paloma answered.

"Then I am not going to let you go!" Tamara insisted as she wiped Anthy's tears away. "I can make it go away. I'll talk to my father and tell him that you assured me that you broke up with Ocie after the announcement and that he's just being jealous. You'll probably be eliminated to avoid scandal, but I need you to stay here with me. I can't lose you Anthy!" Ianthe was a bit hesitant about staying at the palace, but it wasn't like she had a whole lot to go back to; plus, being the Princess's BFF had its perks.

"Ok Tamara, I'll stay." Anthy promised as the 2 girls hugged each other tightly; both being the support that they needed.

Later that week.

Justin Eisenhower stood in the royal gardens in confusion. Princess Tamara had told him to meet her here without giving a reason as to why. After waiting for a while, she appeared in a beautiful green gown. Justin smiled at how beautiful she looked.

"I don't think I will ever get tired of looking at you." The cadet from Tammins said with a smile as the object of his affections blushed.

"I could say the same." The princess replied with a smirk as she stood before her true love.

"So, are you going to tell me what this is about?" He inquired as the illéan princess took a deep breath.

"Justin…you have always been there for me," she explained as she looked in his eyes. "You have done so much for me, more than I could ever ask for. I have loved you since I was a kid and I don't want to go another day without your love." Tamara then got down on one knee & pulled a ring out of her pocket. It was a golden ring with a Peridot diamond in the middle. Justin was stunned as the moment he had always dreamed of was happening.

"Tamara…" he whispered as she smiled up at him.

"Justin Eisenhower, will you be my husband?" She asked as he nodded his head rapidly, took her up in his arms, and kissed her passionately. They had been in love since childhood and now…they were home with each other.

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