The Housebreaker's Assistant (The Zagreus Den Book 2)

Percival “Penny” Frey has spent his life navigating the unforgiving streets of Whitechapel, relying on quick fingers and sharp instincts to keep his sister fed. He has always admired the legendary Greer O’Toole, a master housebreaker whose reputation within the shadows of The Zagreus Den serves as a beacon of independence for a boy desperate to escape the gutter. But when a high-stakes mission arises to infiltrate the formidable Trebarral Castle, the professional distance between the street urchin and the master thief evaporates. To rescue a captive lord from a literal fortress, Greer is forced to take on an assistant, and he selects none other than the ambitious Penny. It is a partnership fraught with peril. For Greer, Penny is a dangerous distraction—a man he has desired from afar for far too long. For Penny, the assignment is the chance of a lifetime, provided he can focus on the job rather than the man who has captured his imagination. Amidst deadly secrets, impossible locks, and the looming threat of discovery, the stakes escalate rapidly. As they delve deeper into the castle’s deceptions, the growing fire between them threatens to become their undoing. In a world of thieves and shadows, trust is the most expensive currency of all.