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.
Luke has been in love with his best friend, Taylor, for too long now and it's getting difficult to be around him. He knows it's time to move on and find someone who can make him happy, but he feels like that will never happen, not with the way Taylor has his heart...
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Being in love with your best friend is hard. Luke Peterson knows this better than anyone else, as he's agonized over his feelings for Taylor Schofield for the past five years. So when he meets the handsome and confident Will Carson who wants to help him get over Taylor, it seems like the perfect chance for him to move on. But can Luke truly give Will a chance? Or will his heart always belong to his best friend?
Content and trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and homophobia.
[[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]
Cover designed by Holly Thurston