Lana thought she was going on a routine environmental science field trip. Instead, she wakes up alone in a dark forest with no memory of how she got there, her classmates nowhere to be found.What begins as a desperate search for her missing friends becomes a horrifying game of survival when Lana discovers she's trapped in the "Pine Protocol"—a decades-old psychological experiment that turns high school students into unwilling test subjects. Hidden cameras track her every move. Masked hunters stalk her through the trees. And the underground facility beneath the forest holds the darkest secrets of all.Teaming up with Cole, a mysterious classmate who's been surviving off-grid for weeks, Lana uncovers the truth: their own teachers orchestrated this nightmare. Students aren't randomly selected victims—they're carefully chosen based on psychological profiles, then subjected to brutal conditioning designed to break their minds and remake them into controllable weapons.As Lana transforms from terrified victim to ruthless survivor, she and Cole must navigate not only the physical dangers of the forest but also their growing feelings for each other. Their bond becomes their greatest strength—and their most dangerous vulnerability.With each chapter, the conspiracy deepens. Government black projects, wealthy elites who pay to watch teenagers fight for their lives, and a network of similar facilities across the country. The Pine Protocol isn't just an experiment—it's an industry.But Lana refuses to be another casualty. Armed with determination, deadly skills learned through trauma, and an unbreakable connection to Cole, she's ready to burn the entire system to the ground.Some lessons can only be learned through fire. And Lana's about to teach her captors the most important lesson of all: never underestimate a survivor with nothing left to lose.A dark psychological thriller where trust is a luxury and survival demands everything.

Whispers In The Pines 


The first sound that crackled through the forest was hauntingly familiar: the opening notes of their high school's morning announcement theme song, tinny and distorted through hidden speakers that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere at once.
"Good morning, Pine Ridge High School! This is ...

Chapter 1: Lost In The Pines 

Chapter 2: Echoes Of The Missing 

Chapter 3: The Stalker's Game

Chapter 4: The Hermit's Secret 

Chapter 5: Unlikely Allies 

Chapter 6: Fragments Of Memory 

Chapter 7: Pattern Of Vanishing 

Chapter 8: The Message 

Chapter 9: Underground Secrets 

Chapter 10: Eyes In The Dark

Chapter 11: The Hunter's Rules

Chapter 12: Mapping The Prison

Chapter 13: A Broken Bird

Chapter 14: Sparks In The Shadows

Chapter 15: Voices From The Grave

Chapter 16: Harper's Warning 

Chapter 17: Divided We Fall

Chapter 18: The Pit Of Truth 

Chapter 19: The Journal Of Self

Chapter 20: The Face Behind The Mask 

Chapter 21: Reunion In Blood 

Chapter 22: Archive Of Souls