The forbidden forest is off-limits for a reason.
"Open them, wider," he said, licking his lips.
Tilly's Coming Ceremony is two moons away but she can't wait any longer to become a fully fledged Pixie. She decides to disobey her elders and sneaks out, under a full moon, and crosses the threshold into the forbidden wood.
She encounters Nobby, a creature she's never seen before, who offers to help her spread her wings for the first time to become a newly adorned Pixie.
But should she trust him? Could it all just be a beastly trick? Tilly must decide to either escape or submit.