TO HUNT OR GET HUNTED. A MATTER OF CLEVER CALL.
Living independently, Caden Turner barely supports his basic commodities. In order to survive, he strive to amass his finances from getting multiple jobs. From being a cashier at 7/11 and an academic commissioner, his struggles are somehow lifted up. So, when his scholarship application to South Crimson High got accepted, he decided without a blink to finish his last year of senior high at SCH despite it being located at the farthest outskirts of the downtown.
Unbeknownst to his conscience, the tranquility that the countryside has to offer is the complete polar opposite of the South Crimson High, equating to nothing but downright mystery, malevolence, and travesty that he will be cornered to defy for survival.
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The Empire of Wicked Mind is a mystery-thriller mixed with a boyxboy romance story centering around the pursuit of love and justice. As a rated 18 story, it bottles myriad of trigger warnings such as suicidal tendencies, parental toxicity, sexual violence, semantic vulgarity, and homophobia. Being stated, please read at your own peril.
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.