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And then, despite everything, I smiled and looked at the note and knew that spring would come –it always does. so I stared out that cold window, watching my breath collect on the glass, trying not to think about my life after the thaw.Ally Carter
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There are 6 reasons that a person does anything: Love, faith, greed, boredom, fear... revenge.Ally Carter
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There are six reasons anyone does anything: Love. Faith. Greed. Boredom. Fear..." he said, ticking them off on his fingers; but he lingered on the last, drawing a deep breath before he said, "Revenge.Ally Carter
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The only way Bex would miss this would be if she were unconscious. And tied up. And in a concrete bunker. In Siberia.Ally Carter
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The hallway felt like time itself, and Patricia Buckingham and I were standing at opposite ends-her looking back on all she'd seen, me wondering what lay ahead.Ally Carter
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Okay, gang, " I said, "according to blueprints, there's an elevator access panel on the east side of the building. We may get a little dirty, but–"" I thought we'd just go through the doors, " Liz said, flashing three beautifully engraved invitations and some wonderfully authentic fake IDs.The tickets were $20, 000 each. The Secret Service had been vetting the guest list for weeks, so Bex and I stopped beneath a streetlamp and studied Liz."Do I even want to know where you got those?" I asked. Liz seemed to ponder it, and then she said, "No. .Ally Carter