"If I go missing, I didn't run away. Please come look for me." The message sends in the middle of the night, Robin was worried and he'd feel awful about asking Dacre for help after everything that'd happened between them, how could he ghost someone that would've extinguished the sun itself and kissed the ground he walked on if Robin had only asked, and then come back asking for his help after four years.
But he didn't have another choice, he was truly frightened for his life for the first time ever and he'd just have to hold out hope that Dacre wouldn't hate his guts, but that was probably too much to ask of him. He'd have to settle on just being found if anything did happen.
*This story contains violence, mental issues, and unresolved trauma, Gay love and derogatory terms and/or phrases used against the leading character and love interest.
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.