Summary

In Chapter 23, Eadlyn does the interview with Marid. Afterwards she scolds him for once again giving the appearance that he has feelings for her. Marid threatens her by saying that he is more popular than she is. Marid asserts that he is the one who makes her look good. If she does not end the Selection and marry him, Marid threatens to make the public think that their first impression of her was correct. She promises to ruin him, but Marid says that the people will turn on her if she does. After he leaves, Eadlyn thinks of all of the people she misjudged and wonders who else falls into the same category. She then runs into Erik. She takes him to the Women’s Room and asks if he feels the same way about her as she does about him. He admits...