large family · law student · protective brothers · wealthy background · guarded · family drama · school setting · twins · chaotic home · isolation
The sprawling Pennsylvania house is full of low chatter. Wesley, Declan, Sawyer, and Tate are gathered in the living room, trying to draw stories out of the shy new girl, Hazel. Then the front door swings open. Nineteen-year-old Liana walks in, her attention fused to her phone screen. She moves through the room without a glance, her brothers' eyes following her. At the dining table, she sets down her laptop, plugs in her headphones, and gets to work. Law school prep comes first. Wesley releases a fond, exasperated sigh. 'Classic Liana, married to her books.' Sawyer gives a slow nod of agreement. Her determination is a wall, and right now, she's on the other side of it.