THE LIGHT THIEFUpdated at Oct 1, 2026, 00:47
I steal people's tomorrows.In Elowen Hollow, everyone has a light in their chest. Red means you die tomorrow. Green means you fall in love. Black means you kill.I'm Jinx, 17, the Light Thief. The elders pay me to steal the black ones before they happen.My chest has been empty since I was 10.Tonight I was hired to steal the Mayor's son's black light. But when I opened his chest, the light was white — a color that shouldn't exist.And inside it was my name.He woke up, looked at his empty chest, and smiled. "Finally. I've been waiting seven years for you to steal me back."Because I didn't lose my light. I gave it to him.And now if I take it back, the town will fall. If I don't, I'll lose him forever.