Praetor's legacy

Chapter 14

Annabeth's POV-

She hadn't spoken to him since two nights ago in his cabin. She knew the whole camp except for Jason hated her.

But right now, she hated Jason, so technically everyone hated her.

Earlier that day, Jason had let it slip that him and Annabeth had been cheating on Percy. He was trying to brag, to get some popularity points, but it just ended up with everyone hating the both of them. And really, who could blame them?

Percy hadn't been the same since he caught me cheating on him. His beautiful sea green eyes, always full of joy and life, had darkened to an almost forest green. It looked like the deep ocean, where no life resides except for the bottom dwellers.

He kept his head down, his shoulders drooped, and his hands clenched to his sides when he walked.

The only people that dared to approach him were Thalia, Piper, and Hazel.

Annabeth would never be jealous of Thalia spending time with Percy. They were cousins, pretty much siblings, and she was an eternal maiden. There was no way they would ever like each other in that way.

She'd never care about Hazel either. She was only 13, and she was like Percy's little sister.

But Annabeth would always be jealous of Piper spending time with Percy.

She was Piper, the beautiful tom-boyish daughter of Aphrodite. She had almost all the boys pining after her, including Jason.

And the way Percy went to Piper after their break-up? It made her despise Piper even more.

What did Piper have that she didn't?

That snarky voice she had in her head answered for her. She has a heart.

And then there was Reyna. Beautiful, Roman praetor Reyna.

The mother of her ex-boyfriend's baby. She didn't care how Aidan was conceived, because that was the problem. He was conceived.

He was beautiful, just like his parents. Percy's eyes, Reyna's natural beauty. Jealousy clouded her mind the entire time she was at Camp Jupiter.

She thought of her time at Camp Jupiter. It's the place where her and Jason started their secret affair. She was feeling lonely, unwanted, and just plain depressed.

Jason offered her a solution. They were both sad, lonely, and depressed.

Annabeth reminded him about Piper. He said she hadn't been talking to him since she found out about Reyna.

She growled. Stupid, beautiful Reyna. The person that stole Percy away from her in a matter of weeks. How fair is that?

She was having a good time with Jason on their secret "date." Until she saw Percy. With Reyna and Aidan.

They looked like one of those perfect family photos that she saw as a kid. Aidan in his mother's arms with Percy's long arms wrapped around the both of them. Reyna and Percy were smiling down at their beautiful and perfect child, and then Reyna and Percy looked at each other with small smiles before turning their attention back to their perfect child.