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The only problem is: beauty is judged by our capitalโs Gentlewomen, and there is no guarantee that we will past their test.
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Every year, the Gentlewomen of the capital leave the Glittering City to oversee the annual Procession. They travel settlement to settlement selecting girls, aged sixteen and older, to become Beautiful Ones. If chosen, we will be lifted into a life of luxury, but the cost is our free will.
Though he was born and raised in Southeastern Idaho, Kody Boye has lived in the state of Texas since 2010. His first short story,ย [A] Prom Queen's Revenge,ย was published at the age of fourteen. He has since gone on to publish numerous works of fiction, including the young-adult novelsย When They Came,ย The Beautiful Ones, The Midnight Spellย andย ALTย CONTROL ENTER,ย as well as fiction for adults. He currently lives and writes in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas.