NOEL: Being called a "loner Knight" doesn't faze me; I'm not a typical eighteen-year-old, and that’s fine. I prefer solitude. The only reason I'm a Knight is because my mom thinks I'm alone too much. She wants me to make friends, which is why I joined the Knight's fencing club. When a new student shows up, I'm surprised to see it's Alexander Madison, a boy who was my science partner at thirteen, and broke my heart when he moved away. He was my best friend. But Alex doesn't recognize me. I'm devastated, but more than that, I'm pissed. From this moment on, I hate Alex.

ALEX: Running away and moving back to Vermont, into the home of a woman that never wanted custody of me, is the last thing I wanted. But I didn't have a choice. Now I'm at Knight's Valor Academy and on the fencing team. Noel Hale likes to challenge me every chance he gets, and I push every single button of his. When our coach catches wind of the animosity and the almost fight we get into, she forces us to practice together. Our mandatory bouts turn into so much more. Our foils clash just as hard as our personalities do, but I like our foreplay. Noel's senior year gets a little wild when our three teammates and I drag him along into our world of parties, drama, and illegal activities, and I somehow make him fall in love with me. But fate had already written our love in the stars a long time ago.