Growing up in District 1 is easy, isn't it? You get trained for the arena, and you get a choice wether you enter it or not. Athena Belcourt wasn't given that choice. The District decided she had to volunteer for the 74th Games while her older sister Glimmer went to the 73rd. But Athena wanted to go first, she volunteered at the 73rd reaping, along with her "Best Friend", Achilles Sonhart. They both want the other to survive, but which one will make it out?

‟Welcome to the 74th Annual Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in your favour!" Rory Wilkin is known as the respectful and hardworking daughter of Arber Wilkin, owner of District 10's biggest cattle and pig farm. When selected for the 74th Annual Hunger Games, the life that Rory is so well adjusted to changes completely, and she must fight for her survival in the arena. Marvel Sanford comes from a completely different style of life in District 1, where since the age of 9, he's trained long and hard for these games. As both Rory and Marvel experience the fame and glory of being a tribute of The Hunger Games, they both learn that there is more to life than they have ever known. That your soulmate could be so completely different to you, yet, you are still willing to risk everything for them.