I could hear my heart pounding in my ears as I gripped Claire's small, fragile arm looking for an exit out of the long eerie hallways. I could still hear the loud moans and snarls echo off the walls as they chased behind us. I felt my body shaking, and my breath was short from all the running, but I knew I couldn't stop until we were out. I heard the gunshots in the distance while planning my next turn.
"Liam, we have to get out of here!" Claire screamed and started to sob. I couldn't answer her, though, I had to focus on my breathing; make sure none of them were following too close behind us, to protect Claire, and to find the others.
We were approaching the end of the hall and I had to quickly arbitrate whether to go left or right. Without anymore thinking I took a sharp turn to the left to see a cutlass. I've seen her before. I stopped dead in my tracks and pulled Claire behind me. Her eyes seemed empathetic, but she was still a cutlass, she was evil, she was heartless. We needed to run.
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~Novelists' Note~
This book is a ongoing series, updates will be every Saturday. If not we will try to update it by Sunday.
This novel is written by me; @sword_master_75,
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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.