ist ▁of ▁Among ▁the ▁H idden , ▁Among ▁the ▁Imp ost ors , ▁Among ▁the ▁Bar ons , ▁and ▁Among ▁the ▁Free . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁child ▁of ▁a ▁far mer ▁and ▁has ▁lived ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁hidden ▁in ▁his ▁house ▁with ▁no ▁company ▁aside ▁from ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁two ▁older ▁brothers , ▁Matthew ▁and ▁Mark . ▁ ▁After ▁meeting ▁Jen ▁Tal bot , ▁the ▁third ▁child ▁and ▁only ▁daughter ▁of ▁his ▁aff lu ent ▁new ▁neighb ors , ▁the ▁Tal b ots , ▁Luke ▁begins ▁to ▁question ▁his ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁third ▁child ▁and ▁the ▁world ▁he ▁lives ▁in . ▁ ▁He ▁begins ▁a ▁difficult ▁path ▁towards ▁living ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁sh adows , ▁beginning ▁with ▁leaving ▁the ▁house ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁to ▁live ▁semi - open ly . ▁ ▁He ▁uses ▁the ▁alias ▁" Le e ▁Grant ", ▁the ▁dece ased ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁prominent ▁Baron ▁family , ▁after ▁leaving ▁his ▁home ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁board ing ▁school . ▁ ▁When ▁Lee ▁Grant ' s ▁brother ▁Smith field ▁( Sm its ) ▁vis its , ▁Luke ▁meets ▁the ▁parents . ▁ ▁N ina ▁Id i ▁ ▁The ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁Among ▁the ▁Bet rayed . ▁ ▁Her ▁true ▁name ▁is ▁El od ie ▁L uria ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁her ▁grand m other ▁and ▁three ▁elder ly ▁a un ts : ▁Z en ka , ▁L yst ra , ▁and ▁Rh oda . ▁ ▁While ▁N ina ▁initially ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁an