Aiden has a secret. One that he wants to hide from his wrestling team. But when Aiden falls hard for Mateo, his insanely good looking and kind JV wrestling captain, the secret becomes a prison.The team grows suspicious of Aiden, who sports the bruises of their bigotry. Other than Mateo, the team views gay and strong as mutually exclusive. As Aiden's bruises grow darker, his affection deepens for Mateo, who encourages Aiden and befriends him. But not even Mateo can save Aiden from the hatred of others.Aiden finds additional help from a surprising place-his English teacher, Mr.

Samuels, who has a martial arts background and creates a club for outsiders. Once word gets around, there's an exciting new challenge on campus-the state-winning wrestling team against the new martial arts club.To stand up against hate, Aiden agrees to the biggest match in school history-Aiden versus Mateo. Aiden knows he needs to tell Mateo his secret. But will Mateo turn against him like the rest of the wrestling team? Aiden is determined to win, but how can he ever fight his first true love?.