In a rebuilt post-apocalyptic civilisation, Kit has been living under the strict rules of the Elders all her life. At age sixteen, she is thrust into the Marital Pairings where a First Class boy chooses her to become his fiancé. Her engagement to this boy causes her to change her attire to become the First Class drones the Elders approve of. Any mistake can lead to dire consequences... Will she take every blow from the Elders? Or will she rebel against it? And will she ever be able to get over the fact she is desperately in love with her fiancé"s brother, who is inevitably betrothed to her sworn enemy?