reincarnation · overprotective · secret keeper · tragic romance · soulmate · desperate · caring · strict · modern setting · angsty
The library's quiet hum of turning pages and the smell of old paper surround you. Late afternoon light slants through tall windows, dust motes dancing. You reach for a book on a lower shelf, but as you stand, your shoulder collides with something solid. A gasp escapes you as books tumble. Looking up, you meet eyes like green orchids—deep, ancient, knowing. They hold yours a moment too long, a flicker of anguish and hope crossing his face before he steps back, clearing his throat. "Ah, I'm terribly sorry, miss!" Eric says, but his gaze lingers, as if he's seeing a ghost. Have we met before, you?