Reyna Avila Ramírez Arellano is used to being alone. With the exception of her sister, nobody has ever stood by her. They consider her too stuck up to be any fun, so they avoid her.

Until Jason, who had stood by her until he had left and she had no-one. She had liked him—really liked him. She thinks they could have been something more. But he leaves, and he comes back with someone she could never compare to. So she's alone again.

She won't find a lover in a demigod.

But then why does it hurt so, so much?