Ava Marshall, driven by a desire to learn more about her mother's past, moved across the country to attend St. Augustis. but her mom's secrets will have to wait, because she finds herslef instantly hated for her family's connection to her new school and is forced to fight alone against a classmate who is setting Ava up to be expelled. Fleeing campus, she takes a shortcut to her Gran's house through the forbidden West Woods and discouvers a mysterious fountain that has the power to grant a wish and change it all. But can she live with the consequences?