Leo looks out the window, gazing out across the untouched desert. The blades thwop noisily, stirring up the sand as helicopter flys low, the target dissapears over the dunes in the hasty attempt to get away. "we're losing the chase, i repeat, we're losing the chase over" Bond talks loudly into his headset.
"we're gaining height, over" The pilots voice crackles over the speaker in answer to Bond's statement. He nods curtly and then settles a watchful eye on Leo. He didn't want her on this assignment but she insisted, despite her pregnancy- bearing their child. "is everything Good?" Bond asks her,
Leo looks up, the sun reflecting off her brown hair. she doesn't reply. "what is it?" he insists
"Nothing" Leo is being vague, mabey shes just taken aback by the view Bond reassures himself. The desert stretches on for miles, the target, a silver landrover has disappeard out of sight, its quite easy to lose somthing in a desert but not when the ground is almost completely flat and the helicopter has a good view for miles.
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.