Penny is dragged into the woods as a virgin sacrifice, though Evergreen Hills is only a small town hoping the offering will stop the fabled thief who has been stealing from them.
She has never truly belonged among people who ignored her after her parents died, so when Otto finds her and cares for her, the emptiness she has always carried begins to make sense.
Otto never chose thievery as a calling; it lingered as habit long after he needed it, until she gave him something worth protecting.
Two lonely outcasts recognize each other at last, and Penny finally understands she never felt at home because he was missing from Evergreen Hills.
When his old life closes in and threatens to take everything, he is prepared to do far worse than steal.
