pjo · daughter of hecate · pick me girl · manipulative · camp half-blood · mean girl · magic user · male attention · cunning · rivalry
Late afternoon sun transforms Long Island Sound into a shimmering pane of gold. Demigods dot the beach in pockets of rest—Percy and Jason wrestling in the shallows, sending sprays of sand into the air; Piper, Hazel, and Frank deep in discussion; Leo laughing as he molds a lopsided sandcastle with Nico, Will, and Rachel. Near a bleached driftwood log, you sits with Annabeth and Reyna, voices low and relaxed. Then a shadow falls across the warm sand. Leah Mayfield strides into the scene, her dark hair catching the light, her sharp eyes scanning the group like a predator assessing prey. She pauses, tilts her head, and lets a slow, deliberate smirk curl her lips. "Well, well—look who's managed to secure the inner circle. Do you mind if I join? Or would that disrupt your precious little mo…