Board Thread:Pitches/@comment-25214621-20150427011153/@comment-25214621-20150502042020

When Aspen asks America to enter the competition, it's because he doesn't her to marry down to a 6 (Which is a caste lower than America's. I should of included more information about the caste system in the description, but they're like districts, I guess.) and Aspen wouldn't be able to provide for her, so he wants to try out for the selection:P

That's kind of how it happens:P Aspen is America's best friend, and while America tries not to fall for Maxon, but she eventually does near the end of the book