The Last Seven Days
His body weakened, his mind was crumbling, yet he believed it was the only thing that could ease his guilt toward me.
Melody tried to approach him, but he drove her away every time with cold indifference. The woman he had once seen as gentle now appeared to him as nothing but deceitful. That was enough to fill him with disgust.
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Meanwhile, I had completely left that world.
The system sent me to an entirely new one.
Here, I met a man named Colin Hoffman.
Standing in the sunlight, his sharp facial features made him look like a painting come alive.
He handed me a cup of hot cocoa, his fingers brushing the back of my hand, warmth seeping into my skin and making my heart skip a beat.