"Why do you play hockey?" He asked with a sense of urgency to his voice," Callahan why do you play hockey?" She shook her head, not able to find the right words," The box," She finally forced out," I used to play for the box." "Why do you play now?" He asked again. "I play because I love it, and because I made a promise." Callahan Smith has been playing hockey her whole life. Although, she spent most of her time in the penalty box. Being the only girl on a boys team, she thought that was the easiest way. That all changed when the team captain stepped in and changed the way Callahan played. A year later, half way through her last season as a youth hockey player, Callahan and her team are forced to face a tragedy. They only have a few more months to make good on a promise they'd made. It all boils down to the penalty box, after all it only takes one stupid mistake to change the game.

Luke Crosby love hockey. He doesn't love the fact that everyone thinks that because his last name is Crosby that he must be related to Sidney Crosby, which he isn't. He also doesn't love the fact that he is now his seventh school in three years because of his Mom's job. Brynn Washington might not know Luke before he joins the school but she knows his type. The hockey player who doesn't care who he hurts and worries only about himself. She isn't nice to him because she doesn't think that he deserves it. There is more to Luke than Brynn gives him credit for but he is just trying to fit in with his new hockey teammates, especially with a captain that feels threaten by him and a Coach that doesn't really like him but he still finds time to try and prove her wrong. Can Luke convince her that he is different or will she think she isn't worth it?