The Selection System

BLURB They didn't choose her. They already knew where she belonged. At St. Catherine's, nothing important happens by accident. Every room is arranged. Every interaction measured. Every future-quietly decided. Arabella Vane has always understood that. She was raised inside it. Trained to see patterns. To recognize structure. To move without disrupting what was already in motion. But when a series of inconsistencies begins to surface-files that don't align, names that shouldn't connect, a system that extends beyond what anyone admits-Arabella does what she was taught to do. She observes. And what she finds is not a mistake. It's a design. Girls aren't chosen. They're positioned. Tracked. Evaluated. Moved. And the deeper she goes, the more precise it becomes: This isn't about control. It's about function. Now inside a system that was never meant to be seen, Arabella is no longer watching from the edge. She is part of it. Measured. Classified. Placed. But systems rely on predictability. And Arabella was never built to be predictable. If everything has a place- she'll decide what hers means.