"Hello everyone! I'm Vee and welcome to my game. There is 10 of you in here and by the end of our experiment there will only be 1 of you left, 2 if your lucky. You have 15 days to either live or die. There is 4 flashlights, water, a gun, and there is 9 bullets. You can't shoot other people or else I will kill you, but you can kill other people, just not with the gun, the only way you can shoot other people is self defense. You can shoot yourself, or the wall for all I care. Good luck." Vee says over the speaker. I look over at Devan but he is just as clueless as I am.
"Guys we need a plan." He says.
"I have one." James replies. Everyone looks at him and he says, " We are stuck here for 15 days and if we don't die on our own Vee will kill us till there is only 1 of us left so every night we play a game to end this faster."
"What game?" Ally asks.
"Russian Roulette." He says. That is a terrible idea, but he has a point. "I agree." I spit out.
"What? Lyra why? whats even the point of that?" Devan Argues
"It's better than being killed by Vee."I say.
"Yeah." Some of the other guys say.
"So It's settled we play till we're dead."
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.