When Zahra Mandel is given an ultimatum by her mother, she has no choice but to throw herself completely into the sport she's grown up in, even as the unexplainable pain she lives with grows worse. If she doesn't get recruited at the North American Cup, she has to quit competitive fencing.  Her situation goes from bad to unbearable when Trid Chang, the boy who stole her gold medal at the last tournament, becomes her new assistant coach. Suddenly, Zahra's forced to train under the one person she's determined to beat.  Trid is charming, infuriating, and relentless about staying on top. So relentless that he starts flirting with Zahra, threatening her focus in ways she can't afford. As NAC approaches, Zahra must decide how much she's willing to sacrifice to win. And Trid must decide if his heart is really in it, or if it's been captured by something-or someone-else.