Ruby Larasson is Juliet while her best friend Gavin Hagreaves is Romeo for their high school's play of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. When Ruby's dad Tord, is presumed to be dead, she has to take over the Red Army. In her heart, she knows that Gavin and his parents want nothing to do with the Red Army or the Larasson's. Can she make it out without her best friend and his parents finding out, or will she be Juliet?