Welcome to Piltover, one of the most progressive, technologically advanced, and safe cities in all of Valoran. Its citizens thrive off whatever latest technologies are ready to be used and nearly perfect uninterrupted peace and serenity, the latter maintained by the two best cops to ever grace the force:
Sheriff Caitlyn, the no nonsense sniper who never lets felons escape with the crime without giving them a good run for it,
And her rough and tumble partner of enforcing, Vi, whose two giant metal gauntlets leave her targets wishing they'd turned themselves in.
Together, these two make an inescapable team-up, with only one out of thousands being able to consistently stay just out of their reach.
One Zaunite makes their job harder.
One Ionian will make it close to impossible.
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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.