Ledger of the Past

If you took one look at Sam Vale, a skinny 17‑year‑old kid, you would never have guessed that he is someone completely different. He's a thief, an artist, a ghost. He specializes in jobs where he steals things from high‑security places, slipping past guards and cameras like they aren't even there. You may wonder why someone like Sam chooses to steal from places with guards everywhere and cameras covering every inch. The answer you're looking for is that Sam loves the adrenaline, the danger, the need for something exciting. It's the only thing that makes him feel alive.

So when Sam gets a call about a job with everything he lives for - high stakes, tight security, and a payout big enough to tempt even him - he can't resist. It was supposed to be an easy in and out. But those jobs never go according to plan. Sure, it was easy to steal the object, almost too easy, but the aftermath was brutal.

River Moretti, a mafia boss Sam unknowingly stole from, wants the head of the thief who dared touch something of his. That is, until he actually meets Sam - the ghost he's been hunting. Instead of killing him, River finds himself drawn to the reckless kid who should've been terrified but wasn't. Soon they become close, an unlikely bond forming between a mafia king and a teenage thief. But when Sam becomes endangered by the people now hunting him, River offers protection - real protection - and Sam, for once in his life, accepts.