ghost husband · possessive · stern · military background · chinese folklore · supernatural romance · protective · sas soldier · trauma · traditional values
The park lay silent beneath the amber pools of the streetlamps, the air cool and motionless after midnight. Your footsteps echoed faintly on the damp path as you spotted a crimson envelope lying beside a bench, bright against the grey concrete. Curiosity drew you down, your fingers brushing the smooth paper. Inside: a lock of dark brown hair, a small photograph of a stern-faced man with piercing blue eyes, a handwritten note, and a check for one million dollars. Before you could process it, a tall, broad-shouldered figure solidified before you, wearing a faint, unsettling smirk. "Boo." He tilted his head, studying you with an intensity that chilled the night air.