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Ava Hudson has no voice, but she has plenty to say. Smart, stubborn, and impossible to intimidate, Ava has learned to communicate through her phone, notebook, and hands despite being born with congenital mutism. She is the top student in her class, brilliant, witty, and fiercely independent. She doesn't need a voice to make herself heard, and she definitely doesn't need pity—especially not from the cockiest hockey captain on campus. Kevin Carter is the school's star hockey player, a.k.a the notorious bad boy with the reputation of breaking hearts and getting away with almost anything he wants. However, his grades are falling fast and the dean has finally had enough. His punishment? Ava Hudson, his assigned tutor and sworn enemy. Neither of them is happy about this new arrangement. Kevin thinks Ava is heartless. Ava thinks Kevin is an arrogant idiot. They both want to escape each other. But there is no way out. Determined to make the best use of his punishment, Kevin decides to turn their tutoring sessions into his favorite game. However, what he doesn't know is that Ava has no intention of playing by his rules. In the end, what happens when the player becomes the played?