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Jason Grace has always been groomed to become King. Part of the royal family by everything except blood. After the recent death of King Jupiter, he’s put on more pressure than ever. Being an illegitimate son of Jupiter, he must succeed as king, should he like to keep the history of his birth secret.
All that’s needed is a union. An alliance. With that comes marriage.
Jason couldn’t be more terrified.
Perseus of Thalassia is gone. Percy Jackson remains, a runaway in Imperium with a past no one is allowed to look into.
Given a gardener's job by his adoptive mother at the castle, he becomes intrigued by the prince, Jason. He sees his past self in him. The perfect royal smile, never letting the wind whip his hair around.
Percy wonders how long it’ll take Jason to realise what traps he's fallen into.
Piper lives in the beautiful Arcadia, surrounded by rolling hills and rose gardens. Beautiful like her mother and father, the rulers, the spotlight.
She revels in the lack of attention. To be able to run down to the ocean and exist with herself. After King Jupiter passes away, a new alliance is to be made between Imperium and Arcadia.
Piper is terrified of the possibilities.
Of her home and happiness stripped away by the cold hands of marriage.
Annabeth of Olympia is perfect.
Raised in a kingdom with divine ties, she looks into the mirror and sees a princess worth placing on a pedestal. Perfect mannerisms. Intelligent, with her mothers piercing grey eyes.
She convinces herself she loves it. Relishes the attention, the men attempting to court her, the chandeliers and flutes of alcohol.
It’s becoming harder.
All Annabeth needs is a breath of fresh air.
Nico Di Angelo spends his life in the shadows.
Son of high-ranking noble Maria Di Angelo, he is a product of the affair between her and king Hades, along with his dead sister, Bianca.
Following his mothers unexpected passing, he is forced to live with his father and half-sister, Hazel Levesque. Now, he’s all up in the limelight, and he couldn’t want anything less.
Leo Valdez is on the run.
Born on the border between Elysium and Arcadia, he has always had a knack for making friends with nobles and royals. Before he can drink, he knows of the current affairs between both kingdoms, who have a centuries long rivalry.
Upon finding out, they thought he was a spy. They sent an assassin to kill his mother, the woman who raised him single-handedly. Now, they’re after him too. As he sleeps under bridges and runs through fields, he yearns for his old life more than ever.