Silverridge Preparatory.
An elite sports academy in Massachusetts, in a small town near Salem-where privilege, performance, and expectation shape everyday life.
Kaia Winslow doesn't belong in this world.
Quiet and withdrawn, she has only one goal: to get a spot in the U.S. national team and become the country's top rhythmic gymnast. But her sophomore year changes everything. Silverridge isn't just about competitions-it's about scrutiny, hierarchies, and unspoken rules no one ever explains.
Kaia's plan is simple: stay invisible, train hard, survive.
But that plan collapses on the very first day when she literally runs into one of his brother's best friend.
Jason Everett.
Jason is Silverridge's golden boy: charismatic, guarded, and the captain of the school's celebrated ice hockey team. His future has already been mapped out-by his father, the school, and the team. He knows he can't afford distractions. He knows there can be nothing between them.
And yet, an unexpected friendship begins to take shape.
The more they try to keep their distance, the deeper they're pulled into what no one else sees: the silence, the pressure, the fears left unspoken.
As the season grows harsher, Kaia feels herself losing control-over training, over her body, over who she is. Meanwhile, Jason begins to realize that his hardest battles aren't fought on the ice.
Two teenagers.
Two dreams.
And far too many reasons not to choose each other.
But will their growing connection save them-or cost them everything?
Can you fight for love without sacrificing your dreams?
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