After the sudden death of Amaris Jensens father and the mysterious disappearance of her mother, Amaris is sent to live with her cousin who can only be described as the perfect stranger. Shes introduced to Sandon Davis, and learns about his practice as a self-defense trainer for seven girls. But Amaris soon finds that there werent always seven to begin with. Where once there were ten girls, now only the seven remain under Sandons coaching. Immediately, the trainees adopt Amaris into their group. The closer they become, the more danger Amaris finds herself in. While dealing with the heavy stress of her fathers death, she notices that every girl, as well as Sandon himself, wear a strange precious stone around their neck. As Sandon gains her trust, Amaris continues to feel that he is hiding somethingsomething that will lead to her undoing.