Seven Days Until Forever Ends

Chapter 1

In an online beauty contest, I won first place with a single candid, unedited photo. That victory bruised the fragile ego of Gemma Crawford, an entitled heiress and rising star.

That very night, Gemma had my mother kidnapped.

Seven days later, the police found my mother in a suburban safehouse. Her limbs were broken, and she had bled to death.

Consumed by grief, I dragged the arrogant socialite straight to criminal court.

Now, inside the crowded courtroom, the judge adjusted his g