The Collection: A Twilight/The Selection Crossover

For those of you who have read The Selection Series, you will recognize the world of this story and some of the character types, but most of the plot will blend elements of the two series with original ideas, so it won't simply be The Selection plot with Edward and Bella. There will be things that will completely take you by surprise, I hope, and keep you entertained. This idea overtook me while reading the last book, which is the first time a series has done this since Twilight, so I wanted to play with it. Also, it felt right to post this the day before my 9th anniversary in fanfic. Thank you to all my readers, new and old, and my team, past and present, for sticking with me on this journey. I've got a lot of old docs open on my computer so this should be a summer where the complete button gets hit a few times. I hope you enjoy. These will be short chapters and this is not beta'd, so all mistakes are mine. I will try to post weekly, as this is my new commuter fic, but we shall see.

Prologue

To the members of the Swan household,

The most recent census has revealed that you have a daughter between the ages of sixteen and twenty, making her eligible for Prince Edward's upcoming Collection. Please submit the enclosed application to your local province office to be considered as the representative for Carolina. We look forward to seeing what the daughters of Volterra have to offer our great country. All applications must be in by August 1st, to give the palace ample time to prepare for the announcement of the Selected girls on September 1st episode of 'The Volterra Report'.

Esme Cullen

Selection Ambassador