“For three years, Maya Quinn let everyone at Westbridge believe she barely understood cybersecurity—including her boyfriend, Ethan, and her best friend, Vanessa, the university’s celebrated cyber stars.

Then an international competition goes disastrously wrong.

Westbridge is crushed, Vanessa blames Maya, Ethan takes Vanessa’s side, and Maya finally walks away from both of them.

But when their opponents publicly humiliate the entire university, Maya steps toward the empty terminal.