The Selection Novels & Stories

He grabbed my chin roughly, forcing me to look at him. “You know you’re not supposed to be here, you should be at the selection so that you can finally be useful in a way you useless wench.” He snapped with another hit and I screamed. The selection… He was right, today was the Luna Selection. Every unmated girl in the pack had been practically ordered to attend in case the prince showed interest in them, but honestly, I couldn’t care less about any stupid royal selection. It was not like I could ever be chosen as the Luna; I almost laughed at the thought. I wasn’t even permitted to move freely and I knew the Luna selection wasn’

“It is imperative that you get sufficient rest tonight as tomorrow you will be facing The Selection.” I cut my gaze to Brynn, who’s chewing on her bottom lip like it’s for dinner. “What’s The Selection?” I ask. Madame Aldine glances at me. “The Selection determines your place at Hawthorn. You will be going through it with the other students who have started late in the semester. We’ve been waiting for the two of you to arrive for it to commence.” My insides go cold. Wait a second. The Selection determines my place here? My tuition to the school has already been paid

“The system learned that awareness creates more stable outcomes.” “So now it favors conditions that support it.”Jesse exhaled slowly.“That’s discrimination.”Liora nodded once.“Yes.”Everlyn looked toward the window.At the city lights stretching endlessly into the distance.“No,” she said quietly.Everyone looked at her.“It’s selection.”That word changed the room.Because selection wasn’t emotional or cruel.It was efficient.And efficiency without ethics became dangerous very quickly.

["Welcome all 100 candidates to the Airburst Selection All Stars. During the trip to AB Island, we would like to briefly describe the details of this selection process as follows. There are 3 rounds in the selection: Mission Round, Special Round, and Tournament Round, which assess the candidate's suitability as a hero in all aspects, including potential, flexibility, and, exclusively for this project, the popularity gained from the All Stars Series broadcast. The selection and project will take a full 3 months to find the best candidates for the Airburst position. When the selection is due, the de

Connection over control. Choosing each other.

It was hard to imagine what would happen if someone unworthy was selected. This was why Adrian was becoming increasingly frustrated. “The selection is in two days. Is there anything else you need me to do before that?" Mya asked as she walked in, but Adrian did not reply. The other staff members inside the surveillance room were busy adjusting their cameras and tidying up the candidate's information. After a long pause, Adrian finally said, "No, everything’s done. I just need you to keep your eyes peeled when the selection starts. This selection will surely go down in history. I don't want anything unexpected when it begins."

We then walk out of the house and immediately go to the outdoor stadium where the selection will happen. It is not the usual outdoor stadium you think, but the simple and ordinary one. Where every activity of a specific clan was held. When we got there, a lot of people were waiting for the selection. But mostly women, they even dress up nicely. Maybe they wanted to be chosen. But as for me, I didn't dress up nicely to be chosen by the alpha. I'm just a typical woman who dresses simply when going out of the house. I wanted to look good in everyone's eyes in a simple way.

Then— “It means he is pulling you back while the system is trying to complete recognition.” My breath shook. “I didn’t ask for recognition.” The chamber dimmed slightly, like it was listening too closely. Then— “Choice has been registered.” I froze. “What choice?” A pause. Then the voice answered, softer now. “The moment you broke the mark.” My fingers curled tightly. “That wasn’t a choice. That was survival.” Silence. Then— “Survival is a form of selection.” My throat tightened. “That’s not fair.” A faint shift in the air.

She was a Selected. That had been a surprise. And it was a problem. The gods and goddesses thrived on their control over all in their domain, the battle for more domains an ongoing quest for them all. But for some the battle wasn’t how many they could control, but how best they could try to prevent the constant uprising in the meantime. Selene, the Luna goddess from which the lycans’ very strength had thrived, had not been strong enough to stop Zeus’s wrath against the king of Arcadia, but she had done something that she’d thought would counteract the new battle the mighty god of thunder had unwittingly begun. She’d Selected specific alpha females to be paired with certain alpha males. The S

Risk gutting the assholes the moment I see them, that not playing along will have even worse, and unforeseeable consequences. Being back here in any respect makes me sick. Reminds me just how much was forced, how much was taken, and makes me painfully aware of the difference, now that I can block them. this mark is nothing more than an introduction. A list of checks and balances to see who’s complying with the edict that all villages have to take part in the process. A clear and glaring indication that we’re not going into Selection at all come the end of the season. The only way they could pull this off. Get away with pulling every Consenting Adult in, is if the King has ordered Demonstrati