A Ghost at the Table

Candles flickered across the dining room table, casting dancing shadows on the cream-colored walls of Evander's brownstone. Sylvie sat across from her fiancé, her hand resting gently in his as they shared the intimate dinner he had prepared himself, herb-crusted salmon with roasted vegetables, paired with a bottle of wine they had been saving for a special occasion.

"Two weeks," Evander said, his