Synopsis

The stakes were impossibly high. To challenge Saskia was to court disaster, a gamble that could cost Tara her place at the Academy – perhaps even more. Competing in the Prix de Fonteyn Preliminary round was a dangerous proposition, one fraught with the risk of severe injury and expulsion. Yet, to refuse was to concede defeat, to admit Saskia's superiority, and to forever live in the shadow of perceived inadequacy. Tara prepared, knowing that every movement, every breath, could determine her fut