A century ago, Jack learned that Earth is inhabited by fairy-like creatures, whose timid nature belies a murderous zeal when they're crossed by a human. Now, in the ancient Roundstone Wood, the fairies have aroused the curiosity of the elderly Estelle Cole, who was once Jack's lover. They have taken a special interest in a lonely, neglected girl named Jasmine Pierce: when a paedophile attempts to abduct her, the fairies retaliate with lethal consequences. As strange phenomena proliferate near Roundstone Wood, Jack is forced into action -- but is he too late to prevent the fairies from claiming more lives?