Chapter 1 Summary

Hayley Foss arrives at a large family estate in Ireland. She is accompanied by her adult male cousin Mercer. Once inside the house, Hayley sees many children running around the house and several older women whom sees assumes are her aunts. The children are wearing jeans and bright colored tops while Hayley is wearing a floral dress and patent leather shoes. She feels out of place, but wishes she could dress like they do.

She is introduced to all of her the cousins but the three that stand out are Tollie, an impetuous little boy who taunts her and calls her names, Troy, an older, quieter boy and Harmony, Troy's older (nearly adult) sister who Hayley initially mistook for an aunt.

After a grand dinner, most of the children want to start a game that they always play but Harmony doesn't allow it...