It was just a piece of card that his wife had used as a bookmark many years ago. But it was to cause both him and her some heartache and lead to unexpected revelations.
Lyra Vale, abandoned as a child and scarred by the foster system, steals food out of desperation. Caught, she's sold into "Bridled Hollow," a brutal program "rehabilitating" girls. Stripped naked and transported, she witnesses girls horrifically transformed into ponies. Lyra undergoes dehumanizing intake: shaved, examined, and forcibly fitted with restrictive leather gear—bit, harness, tail plug, hoof boots—silencing speech. Defiant Lyra is assigned to Madam Sorrell, noted for breaking "spirited
Kerry was not long out of school and wanted to put her fertility days behind her and start her new job as a respectful nanny and housekeeper, only everything takes an unexpected turn.