In a world where love is assigned by the community and by family choices and rebellion is crushed, one girl dares to defy the system that binds her heart. Under the Zauric Law, 20-year-olds receive a letter of their genetically perfect match, the key to maintaining their community’s stable wealth,birth rate, affluence and exceptional intelligence. Love outside these bonds is forbidden, yet when Tara’s heart chooses someone else, she must decide whether to follow destiny or defy it. As the pressure mounts and her future crumbles, Tara and Lucas uncover secrets about the law that were never meant to be revealed. To save herself and those she loves, she must challenge the strings that binds her soul — but can love really triumph in a world that believes it can be controlled?