Earning a D-1 football scholarship was gratifying. Leading his new team into the top ten was stunning. Being charged with rape and suspended indefinitely was terrifying. Jake Zarephath didn't see it coming when his world explodes after a wild night with Robin Dunellen. The campus erupts when the story goes public, but local sportswriter Hamilton Newton trusts his instincts and accepts Jake's denial. Jake is angry and confused, but everything changes after Newton discovers Robin's horrifying past and nightmarish present. Something is very wrong at Appalachian University. When crunch time comes it's all moving so fast that Jake can't remember who he can trust. But with a championship within reach and somebody's soul on the line, there's no time to wait for everyone to choose up sides.