Nico Di Angelo can't sleep, he can't eat , he can't even speak - he spends his nights training relentlessly and sneaking away and his mornings locked in his cabin and trapped in his mind . Tortured . Gaea's war wasn't his last . He couldn't let the campers know how much he despised it when he walked and others would stop - when he spoke and others would silence , when he brushed against them they would wince, but it was for their own good .After all , he was the ghost king . Servant to the shadow's beckon. This was his trade , this was his contract ,but how long can he resists the consequences .Who will he chose to save ? will anyone try to save him ?Will he give in or will he give up ? The king never kneels but to his queen, the queen of hearts or the queen of chess the board is turned and the cards , unseen. The strongest play, wicked but the best Leave him in the darkness , his heart a mess Is he he the king of cards or the king of chess - this book contains dark topics , mental illnesses and self harm ' triggers ' please do not read on if you are effected by that.