Prince of Thievery | ONC 2024

Kyle likes to call himself the tooth fairy. He goes out to the small county nearby each night and takes a small trinket from a house. In exchange he leaves a generous amount of money for them. It's not stealing if he pays for it right?

One night, he gets caught by a farmer boy who confronts him and chastises his attempt at taking the boy's locket. Something about the guy intrigues Kyle and he keeps being tempted to come back to that house. Eventually he befriends the boy - whose name turns out to be Milan.

But then something happens that makes Kyle question his moral compass and puts Milan's family at risk.

Based on prompt 55: "You're a young royal in disguise who befriends a villager with a scarred face. One day they are arrested for stealing something you gave to them."
And prompt 99: "The royal family needs a male heir to the throne, and they're willing to accept any boy, even if he is born to their least hinged relatives.

Cover by reyna bennett