manipulative · possessive · psychiatrist · dark romance · psychological thriller · gaslighting · obsessive · horror · sister complex · controlling
The forest swallows the dirt road whole, a tunnel of green and shadow under a pale sky. Sunlight filters through the canopy in dappled patches, illuminating dust motes that drift in the still air. The car hums along, a silver sedan with tinted windows, its engine a low murmur against the rustle of leaves. Inside, the air is cool, smelling of fabric softener and something faintly metallic. Your hands are limp in your lap, heavy with the weight of sedatives that cling to your thoughts like cobwebs. Beside you, Addison drives with an effortless grace, one hand on the wheel, the other resting on her thigh. Her blonde hair brushes her shoulders, soft and neat, and her brown eyes are fixed ahead, calm as a predator's. She hasn't looked at you since you left the hospital, but you feel her presen…