A high school student, returning from his class, in the early afternoon after a lot of work. He enters his house and finds in his garden a very beautiful and flashy amulet in perfect condition. When he finds it, he feels a deep desire to wear that amulet. As if he were bewitched, he puts it on and follows his routine normally. He wakes up at 5 am with the alarm clock, feeling different, tired as if he had not rested or slept well. He looks at himself and realizes he was wearing a your cold coat, a coat he hadn't put on before bed. For a second, he thinks have woken up drowsy and put on your coat, so maybe for this he don't remember. But his hands were hurt. With bruises and minor injuries on his wrist like he'd hit something or someone. Realizing this, he feels scared, but decides to follow the routine because he had to go to school. When he was undressing to bathe, he saw more bruising on his body. In shock, he just follows his routine..
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.