Of princes and promises

Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 Rosetta Academy wasn't just her school, it was her palace . It was the place where Caterina LaValle ruled supreme, the queen of all she saw and surveyed. Nothing dimmed the shine on her crown, not fighting with her friends, not a bad picture in the New York Times lifestyle section (she'd gotten that photographer fired), not even a breakup with an inconsequential boy. Not usually. Winter break was the rest her soul had needed after the breakup with Alaric last year. She'd mistaken him for a prince, but he'd turned out to be decidedly amphibian. Still. It was nothing more than a setback, a minor inconvenience. She was back now, ready to rule with even more of a platinum fist--iron was such a plebeian metal--than before. She was going to walk into that brick-and-ivy structure with a sense of ownership, a sense of power, a sense of indestructability, as she never had. Her crown wasn't askew anymore. Queen Cat was back. Rosetta Academy better watch out. Excerpted from Of Princes and Promises by Sandhya Menon All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.