The Matching Cermony is a big event in a teen’s life.  Cassia has been matched with Xander from her own community.  Everyone is happy for Cassia and she is happy, too.  Xander and Cassia have been friends since childhood.  It is also fortunate that Xander lives in Cassia’s community when most other matches do not. Life for Cassia is comfortable.  But when Cassia views her match chip in the portal, a face pops up on the screen for just a few seconds. It’s not Xander.  It’s another familiar face.  Another young man in her community that Cassia knows.  “I don’t understand.  The Society doesn’t make mistakes.” Cassia finds herself questioning her perfect match and her perfect society.