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His eyes followed the shadowy figure lurking in the darkness, its pale white eyes trained on the local hub's waitress making her way home. Her eyes kept glancing at him, worried he supposed. If only she knew the real darkness was standing behind her.
The creature's eyes glared at him and he just chuckled, amused. Its eyes widened, then narrowed finally understanding. It growls menacing, and reaches for the girl. Her mouth opens to scream when it grabs her arm, but not a sound escapes. He watches as the girl's soul begins to leave her body and finally decides to intervene.
In a blink of an eye, he is holding the creature by its shadowy neck. The gloves he is wearing are traced in iron, unwillingly trapping the shadow. Slowly torturing it, he tightens his hand around its neck, until finally an explosion of black powder lets into the air.
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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.