When Zoey wakes up in a dark room, completely dazed and beaten up, she finds herself part of a new game. She must compete with her partner to accomplish a set task before her opponents. These games, however, can get ruthless. She is thrust into a world of fighting, and even killing, to get what she so desperately needs to survive. But when things take a turn for the worst, Zoey must form new alliances and connect with her new partner if she even hopes to accomplish the ultimate task- getting home.
Within the span of a year, Noa Barret lost both her mother and her father. Desperate not to lose anyone else she cares about, Noa forbids creating strong bonds with those around her. Though, this proves to be challenging when she is forced to move across town to live with her older brother, whom she hasn't seen in years.
Stricken with grief she doesn't know how to cope with, Noa struggles to comprehend the new changes in her life. That is until some new, seemingly unwanted friends show her what it's like to feel again.