Summary Of Cassia's Matching Ceremony

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This scene is important because it’s when Cassia first begins to question everything she believes in. At her Matching Ceremony she is paired with Xander, her best friend since childhood. But when she views the micro card that has the information on him and how to proceed with her Match, a different face appears on the screen. Cassia is shocked, she knows this other boy too; Ky Markham, a mysterious and quiet boy with a dark

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