It's pretty simple to run away from, home, but to make a living after you do, now that is another story, most people expect runaways to turn to a life of crime once they are on the streets, most do, but some prosper someway somehow, and become well known, or to go on living simple lives, I however, was not one of these few, I was one of those that did go into a life of crime as I ran for it, but I did prosper, mainly thanks to some help from a fellow runaway, together, we became bandits, from simple sneak-in jobs into houses and convenient stores, to taking on jewelry stores and...well, we still sneak-into houses, but go more for at least middle class'ed houses. To say the least, we have a decent life, robbing is second-nature to us, and we can get a good payout each night. But one day, we hope to go bigger. a lot, bigger...
WATTYS WINNER
When her fiancé ends up in a coma and his secret mistress, Halley, shows up, Mary feels like her world is falling apart. What she doesn't realize is she's actually falling in love...with Halley.
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Eight years after a traumatizing accident that killed one of her loved ones, Mary Kincaid is about to marry her childhood sweetheart when the universe yanks the rug out from under her yet again, leaving her fiancé badly injured and in a coma. Of course this is when his secret mistress shows up, a beautiful person whom Mary should by all rights hate - so why does she find herself inviting her to stay in the spare bedroom? She soon learns that sometimes the person you're looking for comes when you're not looking at all.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions violence, addiction, and childhood trauma, which may be triggering for some readers.
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