The Last Seven Days
"Jared, by the time you read this, I will be gone for good. Not just gone, but never existed at all. The system gave me seven days. I could have fixed everything, but what you did was enough to make me give up. Farewell. I hope you and Melody find happiness."
The note crumbled into ash in his hands, scattering with the wind. Jared lunged toward the sea in desperation, but his men arrived just in time to catch and stop him all their might. When they dragged him back onto the shore, his eyes were hollow, like his soul had been torn away.
Hearing the news, Melody rushed over. Seeing his broken state, a flicker of unease passed through her heart, but she still put on a gentle act.
"Jared, what's