A baby girl was born in the forest around her village. Her father unknown to her but her mother, a well known "witch" from their village. After the mother gave birth, she was burned and the child was placed under the protection of the mother's sister. As the baby grew older, and gained access to the village, the people began to make stories and began to call her the mistress of the forest. A curse that the babies mother placed on the village starts to come true, and only one person can stop it. The one the call an abomination, and the mistress of the forest, Aislinn Fern.
Clover has to venture into a forest near her home town for a dare. The forest is said to be haunted and cursed and in the past there have been strange disappearances. Clover doesn't believe in all those stories - they're kids' tales, after all. But when she goes into the forest, she can't find her way out again - and soon she'll have to change her entire view of the world.