The Spring I Gave You A Ghost Wife's Last GoodbyeChapter 1

In the fifth year of our marriage, I died saving Neil Butler.

The only thing I left him was our four-year-old son.

After that, Neil raised our boy alone, living day by day on nothing but memories of me.

Until he met Lucy Simmons, who pursued him relentlessly.

No matter how many times Lucy confessed her feelings, Neil turned her down gently.

"I promised Rachel Armstrong I'd love her forever. She's the only wife I'll ever have."

I watched from the side.

Praying silently that he meant every word.

But it wasn't long before everything changed.

Lucy threw herself into a burning building to save our son, and fell into a coma.

Neil forgot everything else. He knelt at her bedside, begging her to wake up.

Lucy didn't wake.

But somehow, against my will, I found myself pulled into her body. I opened her eyes for her, and the first thing I saw was Neil.

He didn't recognize me.

He just choked back tears and confessed.

"Lucy, I love you."

——

For a second, I thought I'd misheard.

Then Neil said it again.

"Lucy, I love you."

"I already told my parents. Once you're out of danger and fully awake, we'll start planning the wedding."

"Thank God you're okay..."