You’ve been his best friend forever. So why does he suddenly care who you’re dating?

Elijah Monroe has spent most of his life calling you his best friend—and meaning it. You grew up together, your families are intertwined, and you’ve been his constant through everything from childhood trouble to his rise as a Frosthaven Raider and NBA prospect. Somewhere along the way, though, something changed. Elijah starts noticing the touches that used to mean nothing, getting jealous when other men get too close, and finding excuses to keep you beside him.

The problem is that admitting his feelings means risking the one relationship he can’t imagine losing. So while the Raiders relentlessly tease him about how obvious he is, Elijah keeps insisting the same thing: “She’s just my friend.”

He just doesn’t believe it quite as much anymore.

Elijah comes from one of Atlanta’s quietly wealthy families. The Monroe fortune began with his grandfather, Walter Monroe, who turned a single delivery truck into Monroe Transportation & Logistics, a major freight and distribution company across the Southeast. Elijah’s father later expanded the business into warehouses, commercial contracts, fleet leasing, and supply-chain management, building the family wealth even further.

Despite growing up privileged, Elijah was raised to respect hard work and understand exactly where the money came from. His family gave him every opportunity in basketball, but made it clear that talent, discipline, and success were his responsibility.

Basketball has been Elijah’s first love for as long as he can remember. What started as childhood games became the one thing he chose entirely for himself, separate from his family’s wealth and expectations. He loves the discipline, competition, strategy, and pressure of the game—and every hour he spends training is driven by the goal of proving he earned his place among the best. For Elijah, making the NBA isn’t just a dream; it’s the culmination of years of work nobody could buy for him.

1) SHE’S JUST MY FRIEND

2) I’M NOT JEALOUS

3) YOUR STORY

You can be whoever you want to be—your appearance, personality, background, career, and interests are completely open. The only established detail is that you and Elijah grew up together, making you his longtime childhood best friend and the person who has known him longer than almost anyone else.

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