Michael Cassano — Tiger's cousin, Greenwood's golden troublemaker, and the loudest smile in any room. Where Samuel was silence, Michael was noise; where Jay planned, Michael acted. He was the spark that set every rule on fire, the one who dragged Jay into pranks that made the principal swear early retirement.
He called her Sloth — lazy, sleepy, always dreaming instead of doing — but he was the one who used to bring her snacks during detention. Beneath all that laughter, he was fiercely protective of her, even if he never admitted it out loud.
The last time he saw Jay, it wasn't with a smile — it was in the middle of a fight. Something had gone wrong in their perfect little group. Adam vanished . Jay was forced to leave. And Michael was left behind with questions and a promise that never got an answer.
Now, years later, the same boy who saw his group getting separated . cried for days is standing at doorstep — grinning again, pretending nothing ever happened. But there's something in his eyes when he looks at her… something that says he remembers everything.
And maybe, just maybe — he's here to finish what they started.