My 5-Star review in entirety published at Amazon for S. Tilghman Hawthorne’s Short Read:

Gef can never repay the Brotherhood enough for the thieving sins of his past. He finds himself beholden once more. Paid a large sum of getlaks in advance, he must kidnap Merrith, the child who will carry out the Prophecy of Silar if she is not sacrificed.

This short read is a well-developed fantasy which delves below the surface of obligation, temptation, betrayal—and a life-altering decision to be made, fraught with danger and sacrifice.