Last chapter left you with a plot twist. I know, I know, I'm cruel for making you wait. But hopefully, it was worth it. Enjoy the chapter! Don't forget to review :)

Chapter 19:

"MIKE?!" Aria stared at her brother in a mix of shock, anger, betrayal and about a million other emotions.

"You're A?" I said, disbelief evident in my voice.

"Who? What the hell just happened here?" Mike asked, angry and confused.

"How could you?" Aria whispered.

"How could I what?" Mike asked, impatiently.

"I can't even believe this! My own brother would do so much to us, and to my friends." Aria said, turning to Ezra and then glaring at Mike again.

"Can one of you quit glaring at me and tell me WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!" Mike shrieked.

"Don't play dumb, Mike! How stupid do you think we are?" Aria said, harshly. "How could you do this? I mean, you kidnap me, beat me and keep me in a freezing cold room. Then you come to the hospital and poison my IV drip. I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT YOU RIGHT NOW!" Aria said, bursting into tears.

Ezra stepped towards her and put his arms protectively around her. Mike glared at him. "Can YOU tell me what she's talking about?"

Ezra looked at Mike, seeing the expression on his face. He looked confused, upset, and a little bit angry. "Mike, what are you doing here?"

"I came back from my vacation early because my parents and I were worried about Aria so I told them I would come back and take care of her, convincing them to stay. I just got in an hour ago, and came here, stopping to get some flowers." Mike pointed to the table, where a bouquet of tulips sat.

Ezra looked at Aria, who was looking between Mike and Ezra, the colour draining from her face. "You mean...you were just here, checking up on me?" she whispered.

"Yeah. Why did you tackle me? And who's A? And what do you mean, someone kidnapped you and poisoned you?" Mike asked, looking between Aria and Ezra, fear and confusion on his face.

Aria put her head in her hands, not believing what had just happened. She had just made her boyfriend attack her little brother, and she had just exposed her biggest secret to him. She looked up at Ezra, who was staring at her, waiting to see if she would permit him to explain. Reluctantly, she nodded her head.

Ezra hesitated for a moment, then said, "Maybe we should get the girls and Caleb in here. They're part of this too."

Aria nodded and grabbed her phone, texting the others to meet in her room. Mike sat down, waiting to be told a story that would change him forever.

LATER:

The girls and Caleb arrived, and Aria started the story, everyone taking turns jumping in every now and then, leaving out some details. They decided not to tell him everything, but just enough for him to understand. Mike remained mostly quiet, or stopping to ask a question or a gasp here and there.

"Wow. So this has been going on for over a year? Why didn't you tell me? I could have protected you!" Mike said, not exactly angry at his sister, but more at himself for not realizing something was wrong.

"Mike, we couldn't. If I told you, you'd be in danger. I still don't think it was right that we tell you now, but I didn't really have much of a choice." Aria said, sadly.

"Why didn't you call the police and have A arrested?" he asked them.

"A threatened to frame us for killing Ali if we went to the police." Hanna explained.

"What about mom and dad? Do they have any idea of what's going on?" Mike asked Aria.

"NO! And you can't tell them, no matter what. Got it?" Aria said, staring at her brother.

Mike hesitated.

"I mean it, Mike! If you say anything to anyone, I won't tell you anything else about A, and I will NEVER speak to you EVER again. A's probably already mad at me for telling you, and we all know what A's capable of, especially when they're angry."

Mike sighed, and nodded his head. "Okay, I won't say a word. But on one condition. You have to let me help you catch them."

This time Aria hesitated. She looked at the girls who were waiting for her to respond. They all had a look on their faces stating that it was her call since Mike was her brother. After a few moments of silence, she slowly nodded her head. "Okay, fine. You can help us, but don't do anything stupid that'll get you in danger."

"I won't." Mike said, and gave Aria a hug. She was so grateful to have a brother like him.

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