!!trigger warning: blood, explicit description of murder, corpses, killing, fear!!
He? A killer.
She? A normal women.
What if he breaks in?
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"Do you want a cappuccino? But I don't have cake or biscuits, I'm sorry for that." She said, sitting in her chair, a cappuccino and muffins infront of her.
"You can have the muffins if you want, but I only have one with chocolate, and I'm eating the one right now. I would have prepared some more if I knew you were coming." She takes a sip of her cappuccino, glances at me and takes a bite of her muffin.
Silently I sit down, surprised of her behave.
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If this story has some kind of grammar mistakes in it, I'm sorry.
This is my first actual English story I write and publish, I'm actually German and not fluent in English.
Now here's the last thing, the usual 'this is my story, don't copy' blah blah blah, but here we go:
This is my story, my idea and my characters. Any similarity to real and living persons, places and cases is a coincidence. Please don't copy, print or do anything with this story without my permission.
Now that's done, have fun reading the story, hope you like it ;)
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.