𝐇𝐀𝐙𝐄𝐋 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐑 always dreamed of being an actress-not for the fame, but for the joy of living different lives through what she loved most. Everything seemed possible when she learned she'd been cast to bring the character "Ashley Royal" to life in the new Percy Jackson adaptation, leaving her absolutely thrilled. 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐙𝐄𝐋 𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐍'𝐓 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 was that stepping into the world of acting would spark a certain animosity toward her co-star, 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥, who made it his mission to annoy her every single day. Nor could she have imagined that, out of nowhere, her past-which she had forgotten due to a mental block-would come rushing back in a flood of memories, bringing with it an old friendship. Suddenly, she realizes she didn't meet Walker during that disastrous incident at the diner, but in her childhood. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬. Fights, grudges, old wounds, and suppressed feelings all surface. Amidst this, Hazel must decide what truly matters: 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?