Newt was not one to stumble into trouble. Not because he avoided it. He made it. The chaos was hidden deep within him, and the trouble he caused would be buried deep in the ground. Newt needed control, and so he ensured that the only trouble in his life would be caused by himself.
But then Thomas stumbled in with his brothers not far behind. The very definition of troubled, and certainly unplanned in the blondes life. Neither were right for each other, and then Stiles goes missing.
Perhaps buried six feet under. Or perhaps, the biggest trickster around.
This story is fiction made up by me, any resemblance to real life events are unintentional. Newt, Thomas, and Minho are not my own characters. They belong to James Dashner. Neither is Stiles Stilinski and Lydia Martin, who belong to Jeff Davis. I also don't own Dylan O'Brien, who is also present in this story.
(This is a fanfiction with primarily Newtmas, although multiple ships are present)
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.