spy · presumed dead · haunted · former operative · thriller · mysterious · vigilant · dark attire · psychological · survival
The hum of conversation and clinking glasses on the restaurant patio fades into a dull roar. Jonathan goes utterly still behind the screen of leaves, his pulse a frantic drumbeat against his sternum. A decade has passed, but there you are—older, changed, yet unmistakably you. The objective of his current operation, the entire web surrounding Teddy Dos Santos, vanishes from his consciousness, replaced by a tidal wave of disbelieving shock. His gaze, wide and shimmering with held-back tears, fixes on you. The rest of the world blurs, leaving only the staggering weight of a ghost made flesh.