Scp Iris

[Horror Game Developer : My games really aren't that scary!] I hate horror. From the skittering sounds of footsteps racing behind me, to the soft yet unnervingly cold whispers curling around my ears... All of it. I hate it. So much so that I start puking whenever I reach a certain threshold. And yet, I am a Horror Game Developer. A crappy one at that. So, given my lack of ability, I decided to quit. And yet... [Congratulations, you've been selected for the Horror Game Developer System!] Nope, I don't want it. Let me quit. ※ Note : Your world might experience some changes. But don't worry! It's part of the game! *** This is a story about a game developer who hates horror, but has no choice but to develop games scary enough to traumatize people. You want to curse me for making you piss your pants? If that's the case, who do I curse? *** An SCP inspired story with its own twist!

She schemed to have Brandan marry her, and the price was being overpowered! Iris Harris was overwhelmed and, for the sake of her own life, presented a divorce agreement. Who would have thought she'd be pinned against the wall in the blink of an eye? "What are you trying to do..." she asked in panic. "Do you admit it?" "Yes..." "Do you still dare to divorce?" Iris Harris, tears welling up: "I don't dare!"

A marriage contract lasting three years, a marriage in name only, as if they were strangers. To provide for her child, she went out to work in a large corporation, only to find her boss was actually her contract husband... "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to intrude. I chose the company because the salary was high enough." The man flipped through the resume in his hand and asked casually, “Why did you take a year off from university when you were 19?” “I, when I was a freshman... something happened in my family.” “Is that so? Then why do you have a scar on your lower abdomen?” “I had appendectomy...” His gaze was inscrutable. ...... After a three-year marriage, she signed the divorce agreement with a heavy heart. She turned and walked away with dignity and poise, like a splash of light ink. But why did this man keep pursuing her?

I scoffed. “It doesn’t matter anymore.” Cade squeezed his face into displeasure as he stepped closer to me, “What doesn’t matter anymore?” His blue eyes turned a shade darker than they should. “You are our mate, Isn’t that what you wanted all along?” Kael spoke and I snapped my gaze at him. It was too late! Nothing could ever make me want them. I loathed them so much that it hurt. Perhaps that’s what happens to a broken soul who was given a second chance. “Iris…” Zane called. He was the calmest of the three, his eyes were soft, trying to reach out to me and I stepped back avoiding him like a plague. They were monsters. All three of them. I find it hard to breathe but this was my decision to make. Gone was the fragile old me. “I, Iris Orlene…” I stared at the triplets dead in the eyes, inhaling sharply. Not a single drop of emotion was left in me. “Reject you all three Alphas; Cade, Kael, and Zane Verek to be my mate.” *** Iris Oren, once the cherished daughter of Alpha Oren Roland and Luna Selene of the Blackbane Pack, I faced a dire accusation of treason for allegedly poisoning the former beta who’s now the current alpha, Alpha Darius Verek, the current ruthless leader who betrayed and murdered my parents when I was just a kid, accused me of their murder and took over the alpha throne. Now, I am a despised maid in my own pack. I am publicly condemned in the council room, surrounded by hostile pack members, including Alpha Darius, his sons who are triplets, Cade, Kael, and Zane, my childhood sweet hearts, and my former best friend Liora. Despite my weak protests of innocence, no one believed me, and Darius sentenced me to death by being buried alive but the council pleaded as he shifted the punishment to 200 strokes of whips with sulfur powder but unknown to me, it was changed to a silver powder, very dangerous to werewolves. During this brutal public punishment, I couldn’t make it, I died. Waking up again, I realised I'd been brought back to my past life, on my 18th birthday, days before my death. In my past life, I am a weak and wolfless omega who can’t even defend herself and has loved the triplets so dearly that I could do anything for them without considering my dignity. Now I am reborn, I am determined to change my fate.

Léonard Dumont, a 16-year-old French teenager and geek of the SCP Foundation's myths, one day receives a notification on his computer from the SCP Foundation Management System. His duty is to build the SCP Foundation has The Administrator of the Foundation. This story is a mix of several canons of the Foundation. Mix everything with our own real world to add a weight of realism to all this. This is my very first story, I hope you will enjoy it and I am open to all criticism and comments.

The world has already fallen. Beneath the merciless Skyroot Dome, forgotten whispers twist reality. Rayne, one of the remaining few humans, inherits a curse he never asked for—an evolving power that devours more of his soul with every kill. In the shadows of the colossal, strength has a price. It always collects it’s due. At the story’s edge begins a quiet storm: A world dies. A boy survives. And the Spire awaits. *Not a system Novel X - @DaemonsVrdt

[MATURE CONTENT] What would you do if you were you and your crush die suddenly, getting hit by a truck and wake up in a apocalyptic world ruined by war and it's remaining inhabitants calling you their prophesied Messiah and Savior? Well Xander Woods would be able to answer that question because that is what happens to him! After getting into a punishment with one of his bullies who so happens to be his crush and having to serve detention in school, Xander and Iris both get killed by a accident and immediately find themselves in a world ruined by war, power and greed. Xander is then revealed to be the prophesied Messiah who will wield the Aurex Blade and restore balance as well as freedom to the Realm from the tyrannical Beast King. And Iris is fated to be his companion throughout his quest. Will Xander and Iris overcome their differences and complete their quest? Will the Beast King be defeated after a hundred years of terror? Will Xander rise to become a god? Will he get a harem along the way?

Seduction is power. And power always has a price. Veilborne Academy promises prestige, mastery of the arcane, and a path to greatness. But beneath its ancient halls lies a truth soaked in blood and madness. When Cid—a cold, cunning first-year with a dark past and darker desires—arrives at the Academy, he isn’t just another student. He’s a devourer. A soul without limits. A flaw in the system. As classmates vanish, monsters stir, and seductive alliances twist into obsession, Cid finds himself hunted—not by beasts, but by something buried beneath the school itself. An ancient god. A hunger too vast to name. Iris, the beautiful and dangerously obsessed girl next to him, knows more than she admits. Teachers whisper lies behind soft smiles. The deeper Cid digs, the clearer it becomes: the Academy was never a sanctuary. It was a seal. And the world is a heartbeat away from being swallowed whole. In a place where sex, sorcery, and survival blur into one, Cid must decide—will he fight the god in the dark? Or become it?

Oxford, 1893. She’s the chaos he never planned for. He’s the silence she can’t quite break. When sharp-tongued student Iris Evelyn collides with cold, brilliant lecturer Edward Ashcroft, sparks don’t fly—they simmer. In whispered arguments. Glances across bookshelves. Letters never sent. Between debates and unspoken feelings, they orbit each other—too close to stay untouched, too distant to name what’s growing between them. But in a place like Oxford, love isn't a possibility. It's a liability. And the closer they get, the more it threatens to destroy them both. A slow-burn academic romance with razor-sharp banter, quiet heartbreak, and two people who were never supposed to feel this much.

Subtitle: Where Love Broke Through Winter. Back Cover - Synopsis: Layla Clementine fled a marriage that turned her into a shadow. Stripped of her life, her art, and her voice, all she sought was to rebuild herself in silence. But winter wasn't over yet. One night, at the edge of a forest and under the blood of twilight, she crossed paths with a tall, bloodstained duke. A man of ice and storms, shaped by cruelty and silence. He never sought redemption. And she no longer believed in miracles. And yet, fate had a story in store for them, written in thorns, ink, and scars, then the dawn's rising that would bind their love together. As the past strikes again, and two men-one sweet as a disguised poison, the other cruel and obsessed in wanting to posses her-threatening to tear her new world away... Layla must decide: ¿How far is it worth loving a beast waiting for a heart that seeks to blossom, when you are learning to become human again and move beyond your past?

“Every empire ends in silence. His just forgot to scream.” In a city carved from glass and steel, where thunder hides in boardrooms and empires wear suits instead of armor, Aldrin reigns from the top of the Aetherium Spire—not with a crown of gold, but one of consequence, silence, and fire. A man forged in forgotten wars, he built a godless dominion where diplomacy cuts deeper than blades, and betrayal is a language fluently spoken. But the storm doesn’t come with an army. It walks in quietly. Iris Cael arrives as a new recruit to Orion—young, brilliant, clean. Too clean. A whisper in a dossier. A lie waiting to be told. And Aldrin, haunted by ghosts he buried in data cores and ash, senses the tremor before the quake. As old shadows stir and forgotten names reemerge—chief among them, Mara, the woman who burned the world beside him before vanishing—Aldrin begins to unravel not from weakness, but from prophecy. His stillness isn’t peace. It’s the pause before ignition. Allies become watchers. Watchers become threats. The city begins to hum with a vibration too ancient for technology and too deliberate for coincidence. Beneath the contracts and campaigns lies something deeper: A reckoning. And Aldrin knows—when fire returns, it won’t ask for permission. It will ask what he’s willing to burn to stay in control.

Layla Clementine huyó de un matrimonio que la convirtió en sombra. Despojada de su vida, su arte y su voz, todo lo que buscaba era reconstruirse en silencio. Pero el invierno aún no había terminado. Una noche, en el borde de un bosque y bajo la sangre del crepúsculo, se cruzó con un duque alto, manchado de sangre. Un hombre de hielo y tempestades, moldeado por la crueldad y el silencio. Él nunca buscó redención. Ella ya no creía en los milagros. Y sin embargo, el destino les tenía preparada una historia escrita con espinas, tinta, cicatrices, luego el levantar del alva por la mañana que enlazará su amor. Mientras el pasado vuelve a golpear, y dos hombres -uno dulce como un veneno disfrazado, otro cruel y obsesionado con poseerla- amenazan con arrancarle su nuevo mundo... Layla deberá decidir: ¿hasta dónde vale amar a una bestia que aguarda un corazón que busca florecer, cuando tú misma estás aprendiendo a volver a ser humana y salir de tu pasado?

Iris, a 21-year-old orphan from the modern world, is murdered and awakens in the body of Salira Hasrima—the infamous red-haired villainess from her favorite novel. But Salira’s life is anything but glamorous. Abused, rejected, and ultimately killed for her jealousy, Salira was doomed. But not anymore. Iris is determined to rewrite Salira’s fate—by marrying the 'extra' prince Adam, building a kingdom where women rise as warriors and scholars, and maybe... being loved as herself. But fate isn’t so easy to fool, and the story might be over sooner than she thinks. What happens when the villainess becomes the ruler of a new World? ⚠️ WARNING: Reading my stories may cause: Sudden emotional trauma Existential crises Uncontrollable crying, yelling, or wall-staring Binge reading even when you swore you'd stop Hearing glitchy sounds that aren’t actually there Trust issues with every character (and maybe the author too) A deep need for answers you’ll never get Read at your own risk. You’ve been warned. edit AUTHOR’S MELTDOWN WARNING Bro. I am writing this at 2 A.M. My eyebags have their own bloodline. I am sacrificing sleep, sanity, and brain cells so Iris can get chased by a sword-happy husband in a corset. AND YOU WON’T EVEN DROP A POWER STONE??? Comment. Like. Vote. Or I swear by the demon ink gods, I will stop publishing. I will vanish into the system like Salira’s soul. You’ll be left with a cliffhanger so deep, even Adam can’t save you.

Alisha no sabía nada sobre él. Pero Liam ya sabía todo sobre ella. Y ahora que la tiene cerca… No está dispuesto a dejarla ir.

Level G When Jayden falls into a mysterious world ruled by levels, power, and death... he learns the grind is real — and survival is earned. Armed with a strange system, haunted by flickers of a forgotten past, and burdened by the death of his magical partner Iris, Jayden must claw his way from the bottom. From facing overpowered bosses to confronting his own inner demons, his journey is brutal, emotional, and explosive. But this isn't just a game. The world breathes. It evolves. It remembers. And some beings don’t just kill — they erase. "If I’m going to survive… I’ll grind until the gods themselves bleed." Blood. Bonds. Betrayal. Welcome to Level G — where the grind never ends.

Después de una terrible catástrofe que no llevó a nada más que a perdición, se llevó a cabo la restauración de la vida de la humanidad. Con el tiempo parecía posible, pero la ambición del ser humano, tira todo proyecto, iniciado con nobleza, por la borda, además durante ese proceso se dieron muchas más catástrofes. Iris es una chica normal que ha tenido bastantes problemas a lo largo de su vida, y lo único que se aproxima son aún más problemas. Este un mundo lleno de magia que, a pesar de ello, no tiene una gota de luz ni esperanza.

In late 2022, the Global Occult Coalition (GOC dismantled the Serpent's Hand organization through Operation "Book Burner." However, a military coup soon followed, as five rogue generals seized control of the GOC commands, exiling its director and his family. The new GOC regime expanded its control globally, suppressing resistance and targeting other organizations. By winter 2024, the GOC had consolidated its power, dividing the world into sectors, believing it to be for the betterment of the world and the elimination of racism. Former members of the SCP Foundation, seeking revenge against the GOC, found an unexpected ally in the Chaos Insurgency. One such individual, Lee Han Min, joined the Chaos Insurgency to avenge his brother and colleagues. Will Lee succeed in his quest, or will he become the GOC's next victim?

“He’s been dead for centuries. But when he looks at her… he remembers.” Iris is a young, bold explorer chasing myths—until one of them calls her by name. Beneath the ruins of Egypt she awakens something ancient. A man. A curse. And a love that defies time. Even before Iris was born, her fate was sealed. The dead know her. One in particular looks at her like he’s loved her… and hated her before. His voice is unfamiliar. His eyes are not.

God’s youngest daughter, Iris. Despite being hailed as his prodigy, she always maintained a lighthearted and carefree demeanor, which often infuriated her three older sisters. One day while watching over the earth, Iris couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to experience life as a human. To fulfill her desire and satisfy her curiosity, Iris came forth with the request and was given two conditions by God before granting her request. One: To win against her sisters all at once in a fierce battle. Two: Not to bear children for a human. The first condition was met with ease, and she was granted her wish to be human and to be on earth. Her transformation brought a massive wave of energy throughout the world, granting a portion of the population powers and introducing them to magic. Within the midst of all the chaos and panic caused by this unexplainable phenomenon. Iris' gaze landed upon a young, handsome, and courageous firefighter who was saving a child. In that moment, she realized she wouldn’t be able to meet the second condition... Then her namesake was born, Iris Leos. A Demi-God who inherited her will, facing challenges while trying to harness this divine power. Encountering heinous and wicked humans along the way.

At nineteen, Alex Lane's life revolved around caring for his sister, Iris, after their parents' death. When Iris was diagnosed with Breast cancer, Alex turned to running illegal packages to pay for her treatment. His life spiraled into chaos after running into problems with the most dangerous gang in the city, the BlackWolf Gang. Things turned ugly quickly when Alex and his sister, Iris, were hunted down by the BlackWolf Gang and unfortunately killed. But death wasn't the end. Nemesis, Goddess of Divine Retribution, saw in Alex the perfect instrument of karmic justice. She granted him rebirth as Andre Atlas, son of a reclusive billionaire, and gifted him the Karmic System—a power that grew stronger with each crime he committed, especially those serving as poetic justice against the powerful. Now, as Alex builds his criminal empire from the shadows of high society, with each crime bringing new supernatural abilities he will achieve his one goal. His goal: Destroy those that took everything from him!

When the world fell apart, Iris didn’t expect her own twisted wish to come true. Once a bitter writer using fiction to vent her frustrations, she crafted a brutal omegaverse novel—where a cursed omega suffered through humiliation, violent heats, and the obsession of three ruthless Alphas in a collapsing world. But when the real apocalypse hit, one reckless wish landed her inside her own story. Now trapped in the body of the very omega she created, she must survive the chaos she wrote: a crumbling world, an agonizing curse, and the attention of the three dangerously possessive Alphas she designed to be merciless. She knows how this story ends. She just never thought she’d have to live it.

In a world where the weak are overwhelmed, Inari Jin, finds himself struggling to live within society. Narrowed into corners were his daily go to's, unable to fight back, until one day his life takes a dramatic leap further down hell. Inari jin - finds himself lost within the dark omen world of Dror'gathen, where monsters and people are greater foes for him. Growing with the strengths granted, he struggles to survive in this nightmare and wishes to seek to the bitter end of it.

Cinta yang sejak awal sudah ditakdirkan untuk hancur, usaha yang sia-sia, pertarungan yang tak bisa dimenangkan—dan namun, tidak satu pun hati yang mau melepaskan hingga akhir yang sebenarnya. ----- Arlan Cromwell, puncak dari Pangeran Mahkota yang sempurna. Yang dia inginkan hanyalah menjalani kehidupan normal sebagai manusia tetapi kehidupan seorang naga jauh dari kata normal. Dia hanya memiliki satu tujuan—menemukan tunangannya yang kabur dan memenggal kepalanya. Bagaimana jika dia menemukan bahwa wanita yang telah mencuri hatinya adalah orang yang telah dia berniat untuk membunuh? Oriana, Penyihir Hitam, menyamar sebagai laki-laki, telah menghabiskan seluruh hidupnya dalam pelarian tanpa mengetahui apa yang dia lari dari. Ketika misteri masa lalunya perlahan mengejar dia, dia tidak memiliki siapa-siapa untuk meminta bantuan... kecuali Arlan. Tetapi ketika dia mengetahui bahwa pria yang telah diberikan hatinya adalah orang yang sama yang ingin membunuhnya, bagaimana dia bisa menerima nasib kejam yang telah diberikan kepadanya oleh kehidupan? Dua orang dengan rahasia untuk dijaga, identitas untuk disembunyikan, dan jawaban untuk ditemukan. Ketika kegelapan yang pasti mengancam untuk membawa Oriana pergi, apakah Naga akan bisa melindungi pasangannya? ----- Petikan- “Kalau saya tahu kamu adalah tunangan saya, saya akan membunuhmu pada saat pertama kita bertemu.” Tatapan Arlan menjadi gelap penuh kebencian. “Kalau saya tahu saya bertunangan dengan Anda, saya akan membunuh diri sendiri sebelum Anda membunuh saya!” Oriana mencerminkan emosi yang sama dengannya. Dia mengeluarkan sebuah pisau dan menawarkannya kepadanya. “Belum terlambat. Cukup iris tenggorokan Anda dengan ini dan Anda akan berdarah tanpa rasa sakit.” Dia menerima pisau tersebut, jari-jarinya mencengkeram gagangnya dengan kencang. Saat berikutnya, dia telah menekan Arlan ke dinding dan pisau itu berada di sisi kanan lehernya. “Bagaimana jika saya mencobanya pada Anda terlebih dahulu, tunangan saya?” “Silakan coba. Tapi ketika Anda gagal, pisau ini akan pertama kali merasakan darah kakek Anda, kemudian darah Anda.” Kemarahan muncul di matanya, dan saat berikutnya, darah mengalir di sisi kanan lehernya. Dia memotong cukup dalam untuk memutuskan pembuluh darah penting. “Anda seharusnya tidak menantang saya,” dia menyeringai dan mundur, menunggu dia roboh. Dia hanya tersenyum sinis dan mengusap jari di sepanjang luka dalam di lehernya. “Sepertinya Anda gagal.” Dia menyaksikan luka di lehernya sembuh dengan sendirinya dan merasa terkejut hingga ke tulang-tulangnya. “Anda.. Anda ini apa?” “Tebak?” ----- Instagram- mynovel.20 Facebook- Author mynoveltwenty

Patreon: patreon.com/MissusAble Iris Galavand was an ordinary woman living a boring life, until she was suddenly pulled into another world governed by an all-powerful System and dominated by futanaris. Transmigrated by a mysterious entity that feeds on pleasure and domination, Iris finds herself in a twisted MMORPG-like world where power is measured not by swords or magic, but by how well one adapts to their Futanari Class. Given three rare Classes; Debuff, Offensive, and Transformation, Iris quickly realizes she isn’t just another pawn in the system. She’s a potential Queen, and she intends to climb to the top. This world rewards its “players” with status, resources, and luxury… but only if they play by its rules. Iris must hunt, dominate, and overcome other inhabitants, leveling up through relentless encounters while gaining new skills like Cum Inflation and Thrust Barrage. Alongside other system-bound futanaris, including her friend Arabella, she begins her ascent toward the legendary Queen Futanari rank, an elusive status only the strongest can achieve. But the deeper she goes, the more Iris begins to question the nature of this world, the entity behind it, and what’s truly waiting at the top. _______________________________ Warning: This novel is taboo, full of rape, hyper sizes, cum inflation, abuse, face slapping, impregnation, harem, enslavement, manipulation, NTR.

‘I am an Eldritch Entity?’ Eryndor questioned himself when the seal to his powers broke. Eldritch Entities were one of the few beings who possessed both Telekinesis and Mind Reading abilities. He possessed both, and a few more. There were eight locked doors in his Golden Mind Palace. The same as the number of Outer Domains which invaded Earth after the emergence of Qi, Mana, Internal Energy, and Spiritual Energy. They brought with them the eight power systems - Cultivation, Magic, Martial Arts, Mentalist, Cyborg, Beast Taming, Demonic and Buddhist. Was eight doors a coincidence? Watch as Eryndor walks the pinnacle of Order - mastering all eight power systems, and conquers the path of Chaos - his anomalistic Eldritch abilities. ***** My inspiration for this work comes from the SCP universe, in which I added a bit of my creativity to make the power system and world building logical and consistent. The Synopsis, and First chapter go hand in hand. I urge you to read at least the first chapter before deciding. Last thing, this is NOT quick power leveling. It is more plot focused like LOTM and ORV (Not comparing myself to the greats, just letting y’all get the idea. Clues will be sprinkled throughout the novel, which will come together gradually with a twist). One bonus chapter for every 30 golden tickets. Thanks for reading!

Ayame Akiyama is a "normal" high school student living a "normal" life, but she notices that as her 16th birthday nears her friends and family all began to act strange. Unbeknownst to her that once that day come everything in her seemingly normal life will change when she is chosen to be the one to decide whether to create or destroy. The future of her home and everything she loves is in her hand. One road leads to salvation and the other leads to utter destruction her journey will take her on many routes to come to the final destination. Katsumi Nakajima is a half breed who has a dark past. His fate is tied to Ayame, but he only knows of her through his dream; not only that he has lost his purpose to live. Katsumi is a special type of person in the three realms, but he doesn't think that he is because of him being a curse to those around him. Can he change the cards that fate has handed him, or will he continue to fall victim to her? Two time periods connected between two people, a dark connection between heaven, earth, and hell, a being that can destroy everything they hold dear, and the mystery that is Ayame's and Katsumi's true selves. But there's one phrase that will weigh heavily on their minds. "Find happiness even in the darkest moments."

Dr. Viktor Kraus was one of the brightest minds at the SCP Foundation, a man of unparalleled intelligence, ruthlessness, and unsettling thoughts. His work pushed the boundaries of science, but in the end, even he was not immune to human error. A single miscalculation, a containment breach, and an instant of chaos, then nothing. But death was not the end. When Viktor awakens, he is no longer in the sterile halls of the Foundation but in the heart of an untamed forest, the world around him primitive and unfamiliar. With no technology, no allies, and no clear answers, he is left with only his mind, and a world that has yet to understand the impossible. As the Bronze Age unfolds before him, Viktor must navigate a world where knowledge is power, survival is brutal, and the supernatural is nothing more than myth… for now.

Tras un evento traumático para su familia, Iris es obligada a vivir en cautiverio, desde los 5 años, con estrictas reglas para protegerla. Su vida da un giro inesperado, cuando viaja a otro mundo, uno lleno de magia y seres místicos, muy diferente a lo que ha estudiado. En ese mundo, el destino la encuentra con Ángel, un joven peculiar, descendiente de la raza milenaria que lo gobierna; el muchacho se vuelve su compañero de viaje, para encontrar la forma de regresar a casa. Con el paso del tiempo, ambos recibirán fuertes revelaciones desde el corazón de sus familias, pero serán sólo el comienzo para descubrir planes mucho mayores y sin saberlo, estos jóvenes darán vida a la llave que puede traer la destrucción o la salvación de ambos mundos.

In a dying world strangled by frost, plague, and the whispers of monsters, survival is a currency—and Iris Liren is dangerously close to going broke. She’s spent her life scraping together enough food, coin, and sanity to protect her younger brother Flynn from the rot seeping into their crumbling town of Sundra. Between the ever-creeping infection known as the Rattle and the ravenous vampire lords across the border, death is always one wrong step away. The Wolves—cold, lethal warriors bonded to the mythical volanema beasts—are the kingdoms’s only real line of defense. Revered, feared, and kept distant from the civilians they serve, the Wolves don’t come when you scream. They come after, when it’s too late. And when Iris sees the wreckage left behind after another attack, she knows the truth: if you want someone saved, you do it yourself. But the town is bleeding, secrets are festering, and trust is a weapon no one dares to wield. When Flynn vanishes, desperate to join the Wolves and prove he can protect what’s left of their broken world, Iris finds herself pulled into the center of a conflict that’s far bigger—and far older—than she ever imagined. And at its heart is a commander whose eyes see everything and give away nothing. His presence is as commanding as his silence, and though Iris refuses to bow, she can’t help but feel the sharp pull of fate every time he’s near. Determined to drag her brother back from the jaws of death, Iris pursues him into the treacherous mountains. Instead of finding Flynn, she's forcibly conscripted into the brutal trials herself, thrust into the Culling – a bloody free-for-all where hundreds fight to survive, and only 60% will walk away. Forged in desperation, she forms uneasy alliances. But the trials aren't her only battle. Watching over the carnage with chilling detachment is Alpha Zion Kage – leader of the feared Kuzgun Pack. Beautiful as wildfire and sharp as a honed blade, Zion radiates lethal power and unsettling secrets. His obsidian eyes see too much, especially Iris's defiance and raw strength. An unwanted, dangerous attraction sparks between them – a hunter drawn to a wounded, furious sparrowhawk. Zion is the embodiment of the system Iris distrusts, the man who might hold the key to Flynn's fate, and the one who forces her to confront the terrifying darkness within herself. As rebellion brews, loyalties fracture, and something ancient begins to stir beneath the snow-choked earth, Iris must decide how far she’s willing to go to save her brother—and whether the line between monster and man is as clear as everyone wants to believe. Iris must survive a trial designed to shatter the weak. To understand Zion, she might have to forfeit her heart. And to win, she'll be forced to cross a line that stains the soul. The path to the wolves is paved in blood, and love might be the deadliest trap of all.