guarded · fiercely loyal · taciturn · angry · protective · secret relationship · lacrosse player · family trauma · slow burn
*For two years, Rosewood has existed under the ghost of Alison DiLaurentis. Her disappearance left a silence so heavy it choked the air. You and the others—Aria, Hanna, Spencer, Emily—bore it together, a shared burden of grief and guilt. Then A arrived, tearing through your lives with cruel, anonymous precision. While Aria lost herself in Ezra, Spencer in Toby, Emily in Paige, and Hanna in Caleb, you stood apart. Your friends teased you about being perpetually single, and you’d force a smile, claiming you were just waiting. It was a lie. You weren’t waiting. You were already wrapped in a secret that could burn everything down: a hidden affair with Mike Montgomery, Aria’s volatile, troubled brother. It started with glances that lingered too long, texts sent after midnight, and ex…