“Jayden stood facing me, his arms crossed, looking like he couldn’t decide if he wanted to kiss me or punch me.” — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“A shadow disappeared into one of the shops, but it could have been anyone. Nevertheless, I had the uneasy feeling that someone… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“I’m fine. I’m at an antique store, by the clothes store just a mile or so from-” “Which clothes store, Tess? If… — Maya Bode Fashion Copy Share Image
“Paige cleared her throat. “Hey, Taylor?” “What?” she snapped. “Um...he...maybe he can help us?” “He doesn’t seem very helpful,” Taylor said grumpily.” — Maya Bode Help Copy Share Image
“Do you have anything to pick a lock?” She asked desperately. “Always.” I slid one of the three bobby-pins I always kept… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“You underestimate us, Josephine,” Taylor smiled. “A few guards, chains, and a locked door can’t keep a family apart.” — Maya Bode Chains Copy Share Image
“Jayden shoved through the crowd and pulled me to my feet. I hadn’t realized I was crying until he wiped a tear… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“Excuse me? I’m a girl? And what does that have to do with anything?” I narrowed my eyes. If he didn’t answer… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“Chills crept up my back. It may seem like nothing to a normal person, but I wasn’t normal. I was a spy.… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“Something that happens once is nothing. Something that repeats itself, or happens twice, is a coincidence. Something that happens three times, or… — Maya Bode Coincidences Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, even spies don’t make the right decisions. Sometimes we get confused. And this isn’t a movie,” I added, “so there’s no… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“Every movement was sure and steady, and she always walked with purpose and seemed alert and ready for anything. I didn’t know… — Maya Bode Heart Copy Share Image
“Mr. Bradshaw was, in a way, my second father. I trusted him and wanted to make him proud. But that day, as… — Maya Bode Betrayal Copy Share Image
“I know you’re hurting, Taylor, but grief is clouding your judgement and you need to stay focused. If you attack her now,… — Maya Bode Death Copy Share Image
“Everything okay?” He asked, and I nodded hastily. “You sure?” “Uh-huh.” “Mr. Bradshaw wouldn’t be proud of your lying skills right now,”… — Maya Bode Lying Copy Share Image
“They question me everyday. There’s always bright lights and they give me medicine that’s supposed to make me tell the truth, but… — Maya Bode Questioning Copy Share Image
“Suddenly, power filled me. I swear I’d never felt so happy and overwhelmed with pure bliss in my entire life. I didn’t… — Maya Bode Bliss Copy Share Image
“Why in the world did the most Pentagon-wanted girl out of all of us,” he looked pointedly at me, “go to the… — Maya Bode Rhetorical question Copy Share Image
“I love you, Tess,” he told me, tightening his arms around me as if he would never let go. He’d better not.… — Maya Bode Family Copy Share Image
“I was going to die. I was going to die, right now, right here, before I even had a chance to thoroughly… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“I’m going after Jayden. I don’t care if that’s what they want; if it’s a trap, then they know me really well.… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“That’s not necessary,” Mr. Bradshaw said, “although you are all perfectly welcome in the guest rooms upstairs, I won’t ask you to… — Maya Bode Lying Copy Share Image
“I know. It was hard to decide, but I knew if I told James, he wouldn’t let me go, and...and it’s for… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“I carefully returned the files to my mother’s drawer and left the house with one objective: find Christina Georgia. July 14th was… — Maya Bode Parenting Copy Share Image
“I ran, and I just kept running. I wasn’t going to stop until I got back to my family; I wasn’t going… — Maya Bode Family Copy Share Image
“I tried to blink back the tears that just kept coming. Eventually, I gave up and let my sight be obscured.” — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“You should know by now that I have eyes in the back of my head." -Mr. Bradshaw, Tess Embers” — Maya Bode Eyes Copy Share Image
“You know, for a spy as talented as you, you can really be...obnoxious,” I told her. She grinned. “I know.” — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“Was it risky? Yep. Was it rude? Oh, yeah. Was it stupid? Most likely. But I’d said it anyway.” — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“Aaron, we came here to find the Didot, not to spend our money on hotel movies! You’re lucky I didn’t plan for… — Maya Bode Money Copy Share Image
“I was going to stick with them and find and destroy the Didot if it was the last thing I did.” — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“I felt my eyes widen slightly, feeling like the kid of the group who didn’t understand anything and was a pain to… — Maya Bode Alone Copy Share Image
“In a way, she was right. But while she talked, she stared hungrily at the Didot in my hands. They all did,… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“Honestly, I’m sorry you have no more power over me, but I’m not scared of you anymore. It’s just not worth my… — Maya Bode Bravery Copy Share Image
“What happened to, ‘girls on left, boys on right?’” Mr. Bradshaw asked wearily. Jayden shrugged. “We got bored. Nothing’s fun without people… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“I kept thinking I was going to cry, but my eyes didn’t well up. I was done wasting my tears on her… — Maya Bode Mind games Copy Share Image
“I guess they knew me well, because they were right. They didn’t have to capture me. Because I was going to follow.… — Maya Bode Friendship Copy Share Image
“The Didots created happiness and power, or in this case, pain and sadness...but only within its subject’s mind. The power it held… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“Taylor,” Nathan said, “Why didn’t you take the rest of us?” “I didn’t want to put you in danger,” she said. “Gee,… — Maya Bode Danger Copy Share Image
“I’m here for my parents, I thought, I’m here for my mom. Because of the letter. To give them a chance, since… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
