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1 " His world looked like a storm. I was going to be its center. "
― Kiera Cass , The Queen (The Selection, #0.4)
2 " I’d decided that I was going to stop dressing like a princess and start dressing like a queen. "
3 " This was joy. This was love. So many words you hear about or read about and now...now I knew them. "
4 " But underneath that, his laugh was childlike. "
5 " Still, the ghost of a smirk on his face was enough to paralyze me. I was fine with not seeing more. "
6 " It was true. He was everything I ever wanted. It was all the strings attached to him that frightened me. "
7 " It's a strange thing to discover how much you matter to people you didn't really know you mattered to. "
8 " It’s a strange thing to discover how much you matter to people you didn’t really know you mattered to. "
9 " He'd said all the words I'd ever hoped to hear: queen, wife, adore. The dreams I'd stored in my heart were actually comint true. "
10 " But shouldn't there be a least? Shouldn't there be a bare minimum that life should give you? Is it too much to ask for a job you don't hate, or for someone to truly have and hold? Is it too much to ask for one child? Even one some would call flawed? Couldn't I at least have that? "
11 " On the contrary, he was a mystery I was excited to solve. "
12 " For as harsh as his words were, his voice seemed to caress my name "
13 " Because if it was a choice between him or me, I didn't think I'd be able not to put him first. He was the prince, and his life was invaluable to the country. But more than that, it was invaluable to me. "
14 " I’m desperate for peace. I think you might be the only chance I have at that.” I smiled. “The center of your storm?” He exhaled, looking relieved. “Yes. "
15 " It’s more than that. You’d take a bullet for him if you had to.” I didn’t answer. “You would! Oh, my goodness!” I stood. “I’m going to grab some of those dresses. I’ll be right back.” I tried not to be afraid of the thoughts in my head. Because if it was a choice between him or me, I didn’t think I’d be able not to put him first. He was the prince, and his life was invaluable to the country. But more than that, it was invaluable to me. I shrugged the thought away. Besides, it wasn’t as if it would ever happen. "
16 " My body didn’t care for me, so what did I care for it? "
17 " he gave me a wink and a crooked smile, and I was left there, grinning like an idiot. "
18 " It’s a strange thing to discover how much you matter to people you didn’t really know you mattered to. Or to find that the slow disintegration of yourself causes a smaller version to happen in other people. "
19 " Vehemently denying something always implies guilt. "
20 " It’s more than that. You’d take a bullet for him if you had to. "
