"You don't understand, I can't have you no matter how much I desire you." I let out a defeated sigh, no matter how much he tried to convince me, I was never going to give up. "You don't understand, either. I love you, I can't imagine my life without you."
"You're making this harder for me, Juleanne." I could see it in his eyes that he was pushing me away out of fear. In his eyes, he was begging me to cut him out of my life.
"You're the one giving up on us."
"I'm doing this for your own good." For the first time, tears fell down his face. He shoved my hands off his face, he turned against me. "No, don't do this please!" I grabbed his shirt pulling him towards me, I was desperate to salvage what we had left but he shoved me to the ground. "I'm sorry, I wish you'd understand I'm doing this for you."
"I never asked for this."
"I never asked for you, yet here we are."
Juleanne Arabelle's life was going nowhere until she met Adonis Beckett, a sexy, muscular man with a passion for photography. Juleanne takes an instant liking to Adonis and his peculiar and deviant ways. However, when her best friend tries to murder her at a birthday party, Adonis rushes to the rescue and saves her from an unfortunate death. She began to realize Adonis was more than what she thought, he was what she wanted. But, the pressure of everyone's warning at school makes her question who really was Adonis Beckett and why he treated her differently from everyone else. If what everyone was saying true, why did he choose her?
#college #dark #forbiddenlove #love #murder #romance #thriller
Genre: mystery/thriller/romance
Rating: Mature
Status: Work In Progress
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.