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The Shadow Between Us

Cee Marie Webster

Evelyn Black moves into an old house on Hollow Oak Road, hoping to escape the grief of her husband Daniel’s mysterious disappearance. However, from the moment she arrives, strange occurrences plague her—missing items, unexplained knocking at 3:00 AM, and an overwhelming sense of being watched. The house is steeped in an eerie atmosphere, and her neighbor, Mrs. Holloway, cryptically warns her that there is something “off” about the place.

As Evelyn settles in, disturbing events escalate. She begins to hear whispers in the night and experiences terrifying sleep paralysis episodes where a shadowy figure looms over her. She discovers old photographs where an eerie presence has been following her and Daniel for years, unseen until now. Searching for answers, she finds a hidden room containing a full-length mirror that doesn’t reflect her properly—at times, her reflection moves independently.

Evelyn’s paranoia grows when she sets up a camera to monitor the house overnight. The footage reveals that at exactly 3:00 AM, a shadowy figure enters her home—one that looks just like her. Terrified, she digs deeper into her past, uncovering an old medical file labeled Evelyn Black – Case Study. The documents suggest she has a history of dissociative episodes and paranoia, leading her to question her own sanity. Was Daniel trying to help her—or protect himself from her?

When she searches online, Evelyn is horrified to find a missing persons report—her own. But the report is years old. She comes to a terrifying realization: she has been in the house before. She has always been here. The whispers and shadows are part of a larger, more sinister truth.

As the haunting intensifies, Evelyn’s reflection fully separates from her. The entity takes her place in the real world while she is trapped within the mirror’s twisted reality. Too late, she realizes she was never alone—the other Evelyn had been waiting for this moment all along.

Now, from inside the mirror, the real Evelyn watches helplessly as the doppelgänger assumes her life, leaving her lost in the reflection.

GenresMystery, Thriller & SuspenseThrillers & SuspensePsychological ThrillersSuspenseSupernatural

264 pages

English edition · First published 2025 by Independently published · ISBN 9798314970430

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