The Painter and the Ghost
A Paranormal Romance
Chapter 1: The Man in the Portrait
When Celeste moved into the old Rosewood Manor, she found his portrait in the attic.
The man in the painting was breathtaking—sharp jaw, piercing blue eyes, dressed in 19th-century fashion.
But what sent chills down her spine was the name engraved on the frame.
"Sebastian Everhart."
She knew that name.
Because every night in her dreams, he called out to her.
Chapter 2: A Voice in the Night
Celeste had always been able to see things others couldn’t.
So when the whispers started in the manor, she wasn’t afraid.
Until, one night, she woke to find him standing at the foot of her bed.
Sebastian.
His eyes, filled with longing and sorrow, met hers.
“You came back,” he whispered.
She couldn’t move.
Couldn’t breathe.
Because deep down, she felt it too.
She had been here before.
And she had loved him.
Chapter 3: A Love That Refused to Die
Sebastian had been cursed.
Trapped between worlds, waiting for the only woman he had ever loved.
Waiting for her.
Celeste uncovered the truth—in another life, she had been his fiancée.
But on the eve of their wedding, he was murdered, and the grief had shattered her soul.
She had left this world… only to be reborn.
And now, fate had brought them together once more.
But this time, she wouldn’t leave him behind.
Chapter 4: Breaking the Curse
The only way to free Sebastian was to finish their love story.
To do what they never had the chance to—
Say their vows.
So, beneath the glow of candlelight, Celeste took his hand, whispering the words that should have been spoken long ago.
“I do.”
Sebastian’s form shimmered, his touch growing warmer.
And then, for the first time in over a century—
He was alive.
Real.
Hers.
Epilogue: A Portrait of Forever
The next morning, the portrait in the attic was gone.
But a new one had appeared in the grand hall—
A painting of a man and a woman, standing side by side.
Smiling.
Together.
And if you listened closely in Rosewood Manor, you could hear the softest whisper in the halls.
“Forever.”