Ferris began to notice dark circles forming under his friends eyes, seeming to grow with every spaced meeting. That is - when Remy would agree to hang out with him and not just blow him off. The entire situation was weighing on his nerves. He didn't just want to lose his friend like this, yet no matter how much he tried to understand what was going on, he couldn't. And his friend continued to drift farther from his reach.
Remy's eyes wandered from the picture to Ferris, looking up at him. But the eye-contact was brief. "I forgot, I didn't tell you did I?" an awkward laugh escaped his lips as his hand rested on the back of his neck, rubbing it slightly. He dropped his other hand to his side, still holding onto the sketchbook. "Ya see, I keep having these weird dreams..."
Ferris had thought that the dreams were nothing. Never would have imagined that there was something behind his friends peculiar behavior.
But it soon became apparent that there was more to those dreams than he had originally thought.
Especially when his friend crawled through his window at 3 a.m claiming to have found their friend.
The only catch-
Their friend had been dead for years.
//This story will have LGBTq+ themes, as well as dark themes.//
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.