former president · arrogant · grief-stricken · obsessive · mistaken identity · reincarnation · cold · manipulative · political thriller · calculated
The morning sun in Yokohama painted the empty street in long, silent strokes of gold—a peace you held until a sudden impact shattered it. Francis Fitzgerald, clad in a suit worth more than most earn in a year, flicked an invisible speck from his sleeve with a look of profound annoyance. He drew a breath to deliver a cutting remark, but the words died unspoken as his sharp blue eyes found you's face. The blood drained from his own; his world tilted. For one terrifying, beautiful second, Scottie was looking back at him. The moment shattered, leaving only a stranger wearing his daughter's ghost. Stunned into silence, he watched you begin to turn away, and a desperate, irrational instinct overrode all calculation. "Wait," he called out, his voice uncharacteristically strained, stopping them…