The Beginning of everything

I may have just ruined my life.

Damn it. Damn it! Ugh. I do hope Marcus is all right. I need him to come down here so I could explain. Damn those Sentries. If they hadn't been following me, this never would have happened. I never would have been stripped down to my undergarments and thrown down here in this dirty cell. Never. I should have been more careful and I should have noticed they were following me.

I picked at the food that was given to to me on the tray by the servant. It consisted of a disgustingly salty and thick cornmeal porridge, a biscuit, and water. I've been in here two days 17 hours, and 48 minutes. And marcus hasn't come to see me once. Not once. The look on his face when they arrested me was filled with betrayal, pain, and hurt. I can't get that picture out my mind. I hate how they did it infront of him, how his father forced him to watch. But i get it. If i was him i would have me arrested too. I was a traitor after all. I'm a murderer and a Spy.

And I deserved to die.

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Earlier...

My mother had 8 children. I know, its a surprising feat for someone who looked so young. She looked 26. And all her children were well into their teenage years. But she had her first kid at the young age of 13. It was an arranged marriage and she was forced to have a child .But that story will be told later on. Now, First there was Calypso, her oldest child and my bestest friend/sister. She died when she was 18, just 3 months after having her own daughter Calliope. She was killed in the Celestial war. But her daughter is still alive, hidden by the ones who love her. Then came the first set of twins, (my mom had 3) Kendall and Jason. They are 19. Then there is Camilla and Xavier, aged 18. Then there is me. Lealyn Durave. The lone twin of my family. Im 17. My family is Celestial. We're Olympians. That means we're descended from the Greek gods and have some of their abilities. Not fully of course. Some powers have changed into new ones so every olympian has their own unique powers. I don't have powers. At least not yet.

"Lealyn!", My mom yells from downstairs. " Get your self down here!"

" Yes, Mom I'll be down soon!", I yell right back at her. I stop staring at myself in the mirror and grab my phone and start heading down stairs. My mom's waiting in the kitchen with my other siblings, down at the table eating breakfast.

" Damn sis, why do you always take so long to just simply wake up?", My eldest brother Jason, starts. " You know mom wont let us really eat until we're all here".

" Yea, and I for one am starving", says his other half, Kendall.

" Both of you shut up. I was just making sure I was still on for going out with Izzy and Eileen today.", I say with annoyance in my voice.

" Oh yes. I'm Lealyn and I'm just to lazy to admit I'm lazy", Xavier mocked in a high pitched unrealistic tone. " All I do is-, Ow! What the heck, Lealyn? Mom! Lealyn smacked me !"

"Oh my god, your such a child", I muttered

My mom turned looked at everyone with exasperation in her eyes. "Really? Must you fight over such petty things this early? We're supposed to be having a family breakfast, not arguing. Your not 5 year olds. Or are you? Hm?" No one said anything. " That's what I thought. Sit your butts down and eat breakfast. I made hash browns with cheese scrambled eggs and bacon."

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After breakfast my bestfriends Izzy, and Eileen drive over to my house to pick me up

" Hey! Lealyn!" Izzy honks the horn of her black BMW. I hurry out and run to her car and get in the back.

" Whatsup Lea?", Eileen asks from the from seat as Izzy hands me a cup of coffee.

" Hey guys", I say taking a deep sip of the french vanilla iced coffee. " Thanks".

" No problem Lea." Izzys responds, smiling at me through the review mirror. Izzy was gorgeous. She had bright hazel eyes, wavy brown hair that she had dyed blonde and clear smooth tanned skin. And the fact that she was a fae only enhanced her beauty. She had guys falling for her the moment she talked to them. Eileen had wavy brown hair with sparkling brown eyes and a smile that guys would kill to see. She had smooth light brown skin. We've been friends since the 8th grade.

" We're scouting today. So remember, be noticed. At Least one of us needs to be chosen" Eileen says, in a serious tone. All of our families are Rebels. Today Our task is to scout the palace and the town and give any significant info To Scarlett, our leader. Then we need to find out whos in the chosen and try not to get ourselves on the list.. Its basically where 10 girls were chosen to the Crown Princes's fiance. And you had to compete to survive. The royal family is sadistic and cruel and love feeding off the pain of everyone. So basically only about 50% of the chosen make it home alive. 5 people. All for one prince.

" I know," I respond. " Go toward all Sentry points and don't be noticed. The royals will be out around town today so go do not get near them and stay hidden, and do not get yourself killed.

"Yea", she responds back. We drive into to the center of Novis, near the Palace. The royals never stray far from the palace and we needed to be close enough to find out any essential info.

We get out of the car and head into town and split up but not too far. I walk and scout around for about 30 mins before I decide I'm getting nothing and head for a table in the plaza and sit and drink half my coffee, looking at the beauty of Novis around me. I get up to throw my half-filled coffee cup and accidently trip a dark haired guys whose passing by.

" I'm so sorry-," I start before he cuts me off.

" What the fuck? Watch where your going, slut!", He says angrily.

" Slut? How on earth am I slut? ", I respond.

" Because girls who are slutty enough to walk in tight clothes and trip a guy just to get his attention are sluts".

" Are you Joking? It was a genuine accident. I apologized. So you don't get to stand here and be bitchy you dumb jerk!", I yell, attracting the attention of nearby people on the street.

" Listen here, u dumb bi-", he didn't get to say more as he was submerged in the coffee I had just thrown at him. He wiped the coffee as best as he could with his hands from his face and his short black hair before looking at me with angry green eyes.

" I've had enough. You obviously don't know who I am so I'll spell it out for you. I am Marcus Colossi, Crown Prince of Novis. And you just assaulted me. Twice."

Fear and anxiety creeps up the back of my neck. " Shit ", I say aloud.

"Yes. And I should have you arrested and maybe killed but I'll make and an exception in exchange for you"

" For me?" I repeat. I stared at him in shock. Kindness was rare. I wondered what his exception was.

" Yes," he says annoyed that he has to say it again. "I'd be lying if I deny what a pretty little thing you are. Feisty too. I want You. You provide entertainment and a challenge. I want you as one of the Chosen. "

Shoot.