Growing up in the foster systemshe learned that the best way to survivewas to say nothing. Now, after years of homeschooling with loving adoptive parents Mallory must face a new milestone —spending her senior year at a normal high school. But she never imagined she"d run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasn"t seen since childhood. It doesn"t take long for Mallory to realise that the connection she shared with Rider never faded. Yet as Rider"s life spirals out of control, Mallory must make a choice between staying silent and speaking out — for the people she loves, the life she wants and the truths that need to be heard.