Love

Love is a very important theme in the story. As the story opens, Cassia is on her way to a banquet to find out who her life is going to be linked with. Society determines who the best Match for each individual is and they discover this in the year following their 17th birthday. They get to know their significant other by getting information off microchips and having meetings with their Match before they are truly united.

Conflict arises when Cassia's card shows two different matches. This opens her eyes to the fact that her original Match, her best friend, might not be the only person out there for her. She is torn between the passion and love that she feels for Kai and the love that she has for her best friend, Xander. Her love for Kai is a forbidden love since he is not accepted by...