Sloan tries to flee but finds the parlor door locked and Avery gone. The armed guests advance as she braces for death. Then, a large white wolf bursts through the door. It kills Heinrich first and then kills the remaining guests despite their attempts to fight back. After killing everyone except Sloan, the bloodied wolf turns its attention to her, positioning itself between her and the broken door. Paralyzed, Sloan must choose whether to run (Chapter 52) or stay still (Chapter 53).

Choosing to run, Sloan heads for the door. In the hallway, she nearly trips over Avery’s bloody body. She continues searching desperately for an exit, but when she looks back, the wolf has vanished.

Choosing to stay still, Sloan remains motionless as the wolf approaches, blood dripping from its mouth. The wolf unexpectedly turns away and leaps back through the broken door. After several minutes, Sloan forces herself to leave and discovers Avery’s body in the hallway. Though grieving, she feels an urgent need to escape before she becomes the next casualty.

Carson, the butler, appears looking disheveled with blood on his shirt but no visible wounds. He confirms that everyone else is dead and that he hid until the wolf departed. When Sloan asks what to do next, he proposes leaving immediately. She questions whether they should contact the police (Chapter 55), but Carson strongly advises against it (Chapter 56), citing the suspicious activities at the estate and suggesting that it would be better for both of them to avoid police involvement.

Sloan insists on calling the police despite Carson’s warning. He leads her to a phone and then leaves the room. When Sloan reports that a wolf killed everyone at the dinner party, the operator and police are deeply skeptical but eventually send officers. After the call, Sloan discovers that Carson has left entirely. Two police officers arrive, and Sloan takes them to the parlor. Upon seeing the carnage, one officer immediately arrests her for murder. She is handcuffed and taken away. Wentworth’s influential friends ensure a swift trial, resulting in Sloan’s conviction and 16 life terms in prison. This is the 13th ending and the last of the “call the police” endings (132).

Sloan trusts Carson’s advice and agrees not to call the police. He explains that there is no record of her presence and offers to drive her home in Blair’s car, as Sloan is too shaken to drive herself. Carson sees the full moon and appears physically pained but dismisses Sloan’s concern. However, Sloan notices deep claw marks on the passenger door. During the drive, Carson admits that he suspected the guests were dangerous but didn’t confirm that they were cannibals until that night. When Sloan asks him why he took the job, he responds cryptically. She briefly wonders if Carson orchestrated the wolf attack but dismisses the idea, reasoning that the wolf could have killed them both.

After a mostly silent two-hour drive, Carson pulls up to Sloan’s building. He promises to check on her the next day but rushes away before she can give him her phone number. Outside, Sloan hears a howl and notices the claw marks again. She reflects on her near-death experience under the full moon. Inside her dark apartment, she senses another presence and turns on the light to find Jasper standing in her living room with a disturbing smile. Before she can react, he lunges forward and begins strangling her. Sloan realizes that she’s dying without understanding why.

The narrator is revealed to be Jasper, the hitchhiker, who addresses Sloan directly. He explains that they met before, when Sloan, as an animal-rights activist, broke into a zoo and freed animals. A released giraffe trampled and killed his wife, Lorna. Though Sloan was acquitted in court, Jasper holds her responsible. Having already killed the giraffe, he intends to correct what he sees as a miscarriage of justice by killing Sloan. Afterward, he plans to swallow the deadly nightshade berries he’s been carrying and join Lorna in death. This is the 14th ending and the end of the “confront the cannibals” endings (120).

Sloan decides against confronting the cannibals and follows Avery to the foyer, where the front door is visible. Avery insists that they must exit through the back, warning that Wentworth will have the front door watched. Sloan hesitates, preferring the direct path to her nearby car. Avery argues that the experienced Wentworth will anticipate a front-door escape. Since Avery has worked at the estate before, Sloan must decide whether to trust her (Chapter 59) or take the front door (Chapter 60).

Sloan trusts Avery and follows her through seemingly endless hallways. When Sloan recognizes a portrait that they’ve passed before, she realizes that they’re walking in circles. Avery finally opens a door revealing the dining room, where Wentworth waits with a knife. Avery apologizes and admits that she was paid to betray Sloan. Sloan tries to escape but finds the door locked. Wentworth tells her that it’s an honor to be served by the club and that she will join the animals on the wall. When Sloan spits in his face, he remains calm. Before she can devise a plan, he slashes her throat. As Sloan falls dying, she regrets not choosing the front door. She gets the option to end her story here (Ending 15) or become a ghost (Chapter 66).

Sloan ignores Avery’s warning and exits through the front door, finding no one waiting. As she tells Avery that she was wrong, Carson emerges from the shadows. He strikes Avery with a rock, knocking her unconscious. Sloan assumes that Carson is working for Wentworth and tries to flee, but he grabs her arm and insists that he only knocked Avery out because she was betraying Sloan. Wentworth had paid her to lure Sloan to the estate. Carson explains that they can’t use her car because Wentworth likely controls the gates, but he has found a loose bar in the fence that they can squeeze through. He points to a heavily wooded area and pleads with her to trust him, insisting that it’s her only chance to survive. Sloan must choose between going to her car (Chapter 61) or following Carson (Chapter 64).

Sloan refuses to trust Carson after he knocked out Avery and heads to her car. Carson warns her but doesn’t interfere. She drives to the main gate, which doesn’t open automatically. She notices movement in the nearby bushes. With no clear way out, Sloan faces two choices: ram the gate (Chapter 62) or get out and try to open it manually (Chapter 63).

Sloan decides to ram the gate. She backs up to build momentum and then accelerates toward the iron barrier. The Audi crashes into the gate but fails to break through. Having forgotten her seat belt, Sloan flies through the windshield onto the hood. Her final thought before her skull hits the glass is that Blair will be furious about the car. She’s unconscious when the cannibals find her. This is the 16th ending and the last of the “ram the gate” endings (156).

Unwilling to damage Blair’s car, Sloan gets out to open the gate manually. After finding no visible lock, she pulls on the bars with all her strength, but they don’t budge. Wentworth appears beside her car, and four other guests, including a man with a European accent carrying a spear, emerge from the shrubbery. The spear wielder hurls his weapon, missing Sloan but lodging in the car’s hood. Panicked about damaging Blair’s Audi, Sloan tries to reach the driver’s door, but the surprisingly agile elderly guests catch her first. The Adventurous Eaters Club cooks and eats her. This is the 17th ending and the last of the “go to your car” endings (154).

Sloan and Carson approach the wooded area and spot movement near a tree. Carson calls out, and Jasper emerges with hands raised, claiming that he means no harm. He warns that the cannibals know their escape plan and are lying in wait. He insists that he knows a safer route out. Carson urges Sloan not to believe him and promises to keep her safe. Torn between two strangers, Sloan must decide to stay with Carson (Chapter 67) or go with Jasper (Chapter 65).

Sloan believes the hitchhiker’s warning and follows him despite Carson’s plea. The hitchhiker leads her around the mansion and through trees until they reach the main gate. When Sloan sees no way through the fence, the hitchhiker reveals that she was never meant to escape. He strangles her, and she dies wondering why. This is the 18th ending and the last of the “follow the hitchhiker” endings (164).

Sloan’s restless soul returns to the estate as a ghost. She discovers many exotic animal spirits haunting the house, including an abominable snowwoman named Nicole who was killed years earlier. Ghostly activities include moving paintings and making noises, though doing too much summons paranormal investigators who trap ghosts in containment units. While exploring the house, Sloan finds Wentworth in his study browsing OnlyFans and realizes that the website isn’t related to cooling units. She concludes that being a ghost without paying rent isn’t so bad after all. This is the 19th ending and the last of the “ghost” endings.

Distrusting the hitchhiker, Sloan follows Carson through the woods. They reach the gate and find the missing bar exactly as Carson described, with no ambush waiting. Carson reveals that he has a car nearby, and Sloan questions how much he knows. After squeezing through, Sloan demands answers. As the full moon emerges through the mist, Carson appears to experience severe pain. His shirt rips open as fur spreads across his body, his hands transform into claws, and his face elongates into a snout. He lets out a howl, revealing that he is a werewolf.

Still able to speak in his wolf form, Carson apologizes for the deception. He explains that he took the butler job to find his kidnapped sister, whom he tracked by scent to the estate. Upon discovering the Adventurous Eaters Club’s activities, he decided to wait for their meeting to eliminate all the members at once. He tells Sloan that he’s relieved that he could save her and promises to return to deal with the remaining cannibals. Sloan thanks him, finding him attractive even as a werewolf, and they share a moment of mutual attraction. Sloan chooses to act on her attraction (Chapter 71) or stay friends (Chapter 69).

Sloan tells Carson that she finds him attractive but needs time to process the night’s events. Carson offers to let her stay at his place. When Sloan hesitates, picturing a cave, Carson clarifies that he owns a mansion and is a Bitcoin billionaire. Sloan reconsiders sleeping with Carson (Chapter 71) or remaining friends (Chapter 70).

Sloan insists on going home despite Carson’s offer. He drives her to her apartment in his red Jaguar, having transformed back into human form by the time they arrive. He pays her more than the original waitressing fee, giving her enough to cover several months of rent. He promises to retrieve Blair’s car after dealing with the remaining club members and freeing his sister. He kisses her hand goodbye. Inside her apartment, an enraged Blair confronts Sloan about the missing car and attacks her with a sharpened selfie stick, impaling her chest. Sloan collapses and dies, getting a final selfie as she goes. This is the 20th ending and the last of the “friends” endings.

Sloan leaps into Carson’s arms and kisses him. When she begins removing her clothes, he stops her and explains that he’s waiting for marriage. When he asks if she will wait with him, she agrees, privately hoping that he might change his mind. The narrative jumps forward: They sleep in separate rooms at his mansion until their destination wedding in the Balkans, attended by wolves. On their wedding night in a castle, Carson warns that werewolves become dangerous when too hungry and offers to get food from the kitchen (Chapter 73). Sloan volunteers to go instead (Chapter 72).

Sloan insists on getting the food herself. Carson requests a raw steak with gravy. In the kitchen, she drops the gravy jar and cuts her hand on the broken glass while cleaning up. Carson hears the crash and comes to help. He appears in the doorway in wolf form, transformed by the full moon. Upon seeing Sloan covered in gravy beside the raw steak with her bleeding hand, he loses control of his hunger. Carson pounces and devours her. This is the 21st ending and the last of the “get the food yourself” endings (184).

Sloan lets Carson get the food. While she waits in bed, she hears a growl from downstairs, suggesting that Carson shifted, but he returns in human form carrying ice cream. He mentions nearly dropping the gravy jar, and Sloan insists that she would not have made that mistake. As they snuggle in bed, Sloan reflects on her happiness and looks forward to their future together. This is the 22nd and final ending and the last of the “follow Carson” endings.