"Don't worry my dear." He said, while looking at me.
"Where we are going, we are all family." He smiled at me, sending extreme shudders down my spine. I truly didn't want to be near him. He then grabbed my hand, pulling me towards his truck. All while talking about this new family of mine. We stopped at a black pick-up truck, he opened his door and looked at me. I just stood there looking down at my shoes, I shrugged. I finally looked up, and saw his face. His face was smiling, but his eyes were filled with something else. My legs moved on their own, I couldn't stop them. I slowly made my way into the truck, and slid into the passenger side. He climbed in after me, and shut the door.
"Are you ready for your new life?" He asked, before I could answer I felt a stinging in my shoulder my eyes watered. A few tears escaped, I moved as far away as the small cab would let me. I felt my eyelids get heavy, I fought the heaviness. I was slowly losing, I felt my body shut down. My eyes closed, and I fell into a dreamless sleep.
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.