Popularity. Prestige. Power. The "in" crowd has them; Mark does not. Nor does he have the heart of Sarah, the girl of his dreams. High school is Social Darwinism, where only the strong will survive. But enter a new tutor, bringing tidings of Self-mastery and a world ripe for the plucking. Can the outcast really challenge the status quo? Past and present converge as two people seek answers to the shadowy Powers unleashed by Nick and his 'agents.' The town of Whitney has become the battleground on which the future will shaped, without the combatants necessarily understanding the stakes. But if Might Is Right, who can foresee how far things may go, or what damage might be left in the wake?