The annual Centennial Games at Blackwood University were supposed to be about glory, scholarships, and campus spirit. But when Ivy Clarke steps onto the track for the relay race, the rules have changed. "Safety First, Friendship Second." "Volunteers wear yellow caps. Accept everything they offer." "Do not pass the baton to the fifth person." "Last place receives a penalty." Ivy thinks it's a prank until she watches the star athlete cross the finish line, hand the baton to a mysterious girl in a ponytail, and literally lose his head. Now, the stadium is locked down. The faculty are acting like mindless drones. And the penalty for coming last in any event—swimming, ping pong, jump rope—is immediate execution. Trapped in a blood-soaked nightmare, Ivy must compete to survive. But the games are rigged. Her best friend Angela is acting suspicious, her crush Fox is hiding secrets beneath his volunteer cap, and a ghost from the past seems to be haunting the events. In a game where the rules are deadly and the referees are monsters, Ivy has to figure out the pattern before the final whistle blows. Because at Blackwood, you don't just lose the game. You lose your life.
