“She was the best spy I knew, and that was the most terrifying thing of all.” — Maya Bode Terrifying Copy Share Image
“His hair was red, and his eyes were a color blue that put the ocean to shame.” — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“Taylor whispered the words, but her voice held the intensity of a shout.” — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“I…I’m going to show you where I’ve been going every Monday this summer.” — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“Desperate times call for desperate measures.” “I don’t care how desperate you are.” — Maya Bode Desperate Copy Share Image
“They might as well have been trying to fit a squirrel through the eye of a needle.” — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Suddenly, I found myself running along the rooftop, leaping and falling. Falling until I caught the zip-line handle and then I was… — Maya Bode Rooftop 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
“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 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 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
“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’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
“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
“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
“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
“These people, last seen referring to themselves as the ‘Pentagon,’ could be anywhere and anyone,” the reporter said, looking behind her shoulder… — Maya Bode Pentagon Copy Share Image
“The lie detector didn’t react to anything I said, but I wouldn’t dare smile.” — Maya Bode Liar 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