The Thief I Loved: Everyday Thieves

By Grace Wen

Owen treats Molly like a princess, even after an identity thief turns her financial life upside down. He's willing to take care of her until she gets back on her feet. But no matter what Molly does, money keeps vanishing from her accounts. Could her knight in shining armor actually be the culprit?

An Everyday Thieves story, where the con artists are the people we think we know best.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bamboo Press
• Release date: Mar 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201630171

Grace Wen

Grace Wen trained as a engineer, worked as a lawyer, and is recovering from both. She is a proud Michigan native and lives in metro Detroit. When she's not writing, she enjoys practicing classical guitar, cooking vegan food, and watching community theatre performances.

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The Thief I Loved

Everyday Thieves

Grace Wen

Published by Bamboo Press, 2022.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

THE THIEF I LOVED

First edition. March 30, 2022.

Copyright © 2022 Grace Wen.

ISBN: 979-8201630171

Written by Grace Wen.

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Incorrect PIN.

The ATM flashed the message and spit out my card.

That was weird. I hadn’t changed my PIN between last week and today. I didn’t even know how. I tried again, but got the same error message. I didn’t dare try a third time, fearing the ATM would eat my card.

Damn technology. With a sigh, I went into the bank building. Getting to the bottom of this would require talking to a real live person.

My card’s not working, I said. It says my PIN’s wrong.

The teller tapped on her keyboard. The wait felt like forever.

Hm. You changed your PIN a few days ago and withdrew most of your money.

Alarm bells rang in my head.

Wait, what’s my balance? I asked.

Ten dollars and eighty-three cents.

What? That can’t be. I know I have around eight hundred dollars in there. I tried to take a deep breath, but my lungs wouldn’t cooperate.

Maybe you forgot you took it out?

How does anyone forget eight hundred dollars? I didn’t take it out. You have to believe me.

The teller apologized and said someone might have stolen my Social Security Number and other personal information to hijack my account. Classic identity theft situation, she said. Fixing the problem would take a few weeks maybe even months, to investigate.

I wish I had better news, she said. "Criminals are really