Leda Cole

Leda Cole is one of the main characters. She's Avery Fuller's best friend and in book two she actually turns into an antagonist.

Early life
Leda grew up with a brother and as the best friend of Avery Fuller. Her parents are very rich, but, of course, not as rich as the Fullers. They're very close, but she has one top kept secret: she falls for Avery's brother Atlas. At one time she was asked to go with the Fuller's to Europe going skiing. Of course she said yes, because then she was able to spend some time with Atlas. When they were alone in a pool. they slept together. After that, Atlas disappeared and nobody knew where he was. That frustrated Leda, because after her night with him, she really hoped that he'd have Feelings for her.

Later on she consumed drugs, sometimes with Cord Anderton. Sometimes she consumed them for a better concentration, sometimes just for fun. But her secret came out and her parents left the Tower with her. She went somewhere where she coul've got help. She mentioned that mediation helped her a lot.

The Thousandth Floor
Sober and clean she came back to the Tower. She told everyone that she visited her grandparents and that she's very glad to be back home. Her friends welcome her happy. Everything was like before. She went shopping with her friends and laughed about things like before. But suddenly Atlas came back to New York City and her life is shaking around. She still has feelings for him and he says that for him it's just the same, so they start dating. It doesn't take a long time, because secretly he has feelings for his sister, Avery. She's heartbroken.

She found a scarf in her appartment that belongs to her father. She wonders why he didn't give it to her or her mom. On one day she sees Eris Dodd-Radson with this scarf and is quite shocked. She assumes that her father cheats on her mother with Eris, a friend of Avery who is in their clique. On another day she sees her father kissing Eris on the cheek and for her that's the actual proof.

Personality
Leda is most often very obsessive during her return in the thousandth floor she hired Watt to track down to know about Atlas. She can be somewhat cruel and uses threats. Leda is not known for being the nicest person in the world, but deep under, she is only trying to do what is best for herself and others. She is outraged when she finds out about Avery's and Atlas's relationship and her anger gets the best of her.