Who would say that my life would have such a turn? Who would think that all the people I care about would be taken away from me? Well I'm sure I didn't know that. I've always thought of myself as a good girl, I've always thought that I've never done something bad, I've been good to this world but instead what I get are bad news and more bad news. The world has forgotten about all I have done for it and yet I get paid in the worst way you could think of. I thought that all the things that happen are because God wants it to be that way; however what is about to happen to me is not an act of God it's an act of pure evil.
In the last year a lot of things have happened. I've done things that I thought I would never do, but I don't regret it, because I've lived the most amazing life I could ever live. I had to leave a lot of things behind, I had to leave a dream I thought I wanted but I realizes that the things I was after were only the emptiness of my soul, they were only a shield protecting me of what I really wanted. However that doesn't matter anymore, cause my life is about to end.
I'm hanging from a beam inside a dark room, there is only one light bulb hanging from the sealing. I can feel my body getting colder, and colder. My legs and arms are starting to get numb. I can see a shadow at the end of the room. Oh no, he is coming back!
"Go away!" I yell as hard as I can, but is only a whisper to my ears. I try to scream again but no sound comes out. This is it. I'm finally going to die.
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.