🖤A HAUNTED HEART🖤

Since I can remember, spirits have been woven into the fabric of my world. My great-grandmother used to whisper that she had passed down a rare gift-one I always believed was more of a curse. I'd tell her it had shattered my life, and honestly, I wasn't far off. Growing up with the ability to see the unseen meant I never knew what it was to be truly normal. No friends, no social life-just me and my dad, especially after my mom's passing a year ago. That's when my gift intensified: I could sense and feel the emotions of others, and with a single touch, I could unravel their entire life story-the triumphs, the tragedies, everything they tried to hide. Almost nothing stays secret from me-except my mom. No matter how much I try, she remains a ghost I've never seen, no matter how desperate I am to find her.

If that wasn't enough to make me stand out, our family owns a funeral home, and I work in the mortuary. It's a job that feels almost preordained-after all, I've embalmed, cremated, and prepared nearly every soul in town. Yet, beneath the surface, fear lurks: the dread of having to do that for someone I love. The thought haunts me-except, they never found my mom's body, so I've been spared that nightmare... so far.

But everything is about to change.

Enter Thane Knight-the most captivating guy I've ever laid eyes on. His wit, charm, and magnetic presence draw me in, and unexpectedly, he becomes one of my closest friends. I'm falling-hard-and fast. Yet, as I peel back the layers of his smile, I begin to sense he's hiding something. A secret that could threaten to unravel everything I believe about him-and myself.

Now, I find myself caught in a dangerous game-treading the line between love, deception, and the restless spirits that refuse to stay silent.

This is a story of love and loss, buried secrets, and ghosts that refuse to fade. And I'm about to discover that sometimes, the most terrifying truths are hiding right in plain sight.