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When the Wiskayok Yellowjackets board a plane to nationals, Maren Westfall is just the quiet artist on the fringe-barely noticed, rarely chosen. But after the crash, everything changes. The forest is unforgiving, and survival demands sacrifice.
As the group descends into desperation, Maren finds herself stepping into a role no one expected: protector, leader... and something darker. Amid the blood-soaked rituals and unraveling sanity, she forms an unlikely bond with Travis Martinez, who's still grieving the loss of his father.
In a place where nature is cruel and salvation never comes, their love becomes a tether-fragile and fierce. But the deeper they fall into each other, the closer Maren drifts toward the terrifying truth: she might not just survive the forest. She might rule it.