Calypso Nightshade is the lowest of the low - a captive of war, cursed for her father's crimes, her life slipping away in solitude. Her dearest wish, impossibly out of reach, is to love and be loved in return, and she has resigned herself to the knowledge that it will never come to be. But she was not always a prisoner.
When out of the blue she is chosen for Prince Leo Valdez's grand Selection, she is abruptly jerked from the relative safety she has known for the past few years and back into the spotlight of royalty. Being in the public eye is a dangerous thing when you have something to hide, but somehow, the annoying, immature prince makes it worth the struggles.
Just as both of them begin to question all they've ever known, a terrible incident occurs, and Calypso and Leo are hurled into its midst. It's up to them and them alone to save each other and their country.
Disclaimer: The idea of a Selection belongs to Kiera Cass, and most of the characters belong to Rick Riordan.
What would you do if you were in their shoes?
Percy Jackson has never had an easy life. Now finding a job is near impossible after his latest screw-up: landing in jail. Annabeth Chase planned her life out carefully. She did everything right, but now she's struggling to support her daughter on her own.
Piper McLean came to America for a chance. Unfortunately, her work permit means she cannot quit her badly paid and stressful job in the modeling industry. Jason Grace doesn't have a high school diploma. Growing up in a cult, he knows more about warfare than mathematics or grammar. Leo Valdez used to be a dreamer. Now, he has trouble seeing beyond Khione's next words or fists.
Frank Zhang can't believe his luck. His family mansion burned down and he recently got dishonorably discharged from the military. Hazel Levesque wishes for another life. As a struggling artist, she is stuck working odd jobs to make ends meet. Nico di Angelo has a secret. His greatest fear? That someone will discover it. Will Solace can barely hold it together. Working in the medical field was his dream, but now it has become his nightmare.
This is a Percy Jackson AU. I own none of the characters.