Embee Quotes

#1. Jayden shoved through the crowd and pulled me to my feet. I hadn't realized I was crying until he wiped a tear from my face. What happened?

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#2. At this point, I couldn't even make out the helicopter's shape; it was just a gray blur in the distance, and so was everything it represented.

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#3. Aren't there different electrical outlets here? And what about money? And isn't it-"
"Relax, Tess," Taylor told me. "I have everything covered.

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#4. I carefully returned the files to my mother's drawer and left the house with one objective: find Christina Georgia.
July 14th was today.

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#5. I know you're hurting, Taylor, but grief is clouding your judgement and you need to stay focused. If you attack her now, you won't win. You know she has the advantage, Taylor. I've taught you this. Please, we just need to get out of here.

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#6. I shook my head. Maddie, it's more than a glass ball.

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#7. She was the best spy I knew, and that was the most terrifying thing of all.

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#8. I was going to stick with them and find and destroy the Didot if it was the last thing I did.

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#9. Of course not, dear," Mr. Bradshaw said, tapping her nose lightly, and she giggled. "It's never the end
in fact, in my not-so-humble opinion, it's always the beginning.

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#10. I ran, and I just kept running.
I wasn't going to stop until I got back to my family; I wasn't going to stop until I got home.

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#11. I'd grown to trust Mr. Bradshaw, even though he was the one who had taught me how to lie. Not to mention the day he lectured me on how to get close to someone to find out the truth about them, as if he was the ultimate expert. Nevertheless, I trusted him. I really did.

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#12. A shadow disappeared into one of the shops, but it could have been anyone. Nevertheless, I had the uneasy feeling that someone was following us.

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#13. They might as well have been trying to fit a squirrel through the eye of a needle.

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#14. You know, for a spy as talented as you, you can really be ... obnoxious," I told her.
She grinned. "I know.

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#15. Was it risky? Yep.
Was it rude? Oh, yeah.
Was it stupid? Most likely.
But I'd said it anyway.

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#16. Everything okay?" He asked, and I nodded hastily. "You sure?"
"Uh-huh."
"Mr. Bradshaw wouldn't be proud of your lying skills right now," he pointed out.
I rolled my eyes. "Mr. Bradshaw's not here.

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#17. I can't tell you the things I know," I repeated.
"Why not?"
"They aren't my secrets to tell.

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#18. What was that?" Taylor snapped, suddenly alert.
"Oh, sorry," Paige said, standing up and rubbing her eyes, "I fell off the bed."
Suddenly, I couldn't help it
I giggled.
"Oh, shut up, Tess," Taylor said at the same time as Paige snapped, "It's not funny!

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#19. In a way, she was right. But while she talked, she stared hungrily at the Didot in my hands. They all did, with the exception of Madison.

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#20. I ... I'm going to show you where I've been going every Monday this summer.

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#21. Jayden stood facing me, his arms crossed, looking like he couldn't decide if he wanted to kiss me or punch me.

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#22. I guess they knew me well, because they were right. They didn't have to capture me. Because I was going to follow. And even if I didn't make it out of wherever their new secret hideout was, I was going to do everything in my power to get Christina away from them.

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#23. Do you have anything to pick a lock?" She asked desperately.
"Always." I slid one of the three bobby-pins I always kept with me off of my waistband, tossing it to her.

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#24. I felt my eyes widen slightly, feeling like the kid of the group who didn't understand anything and was a pain to have around.

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#25. Mr. Bradshaw was, in a way, my second father. I trusted him and wanted to make him proud. But that day, as I lowered myself to the ground in shock, it was hard to believe I was staring up at the same person.

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#26. The Didots created happiness and power, or in this case, pain and sadness ... but only within its subject's mind.
The power it held was real, but it was not a physical power. It was the power of persuasion, the power of illusion.
Mr. Bradshaw was a genius.

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#27. One flub, one little mistake, could ruin everything.

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#28. I had chosen. This was my family now. Mr. Bradshaw unhooked the zip-line, and since there were raindrops on my face, no one could tell I that was crying.

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#29. Taylor," Nathan said, "Why didn't you take the rest of us?"
"I didn't want to put you in danger," she said.
"Gee, thanks," I said.
"Hey, I brought Jayden, remember? He insisted on bringing you."
"Gee, thanks," Jayden crossed his arms and frowned.

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#30. I tried to blink back the tears that just kept coming. Eventually, I gave up and let my sight be obscured.

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#31. You know, Tess, I could kiss you right now.

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#32. You underestimate us, Josephine," Taylor smiled. "A few guards, chains, and a locked door can't keep a family apart.

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#33. The lie detector didn't react to anything I said, but I wouldn't dare smile.

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#34. There's a lot more to say, but in simpler words ... it looks like there might be another adventure in our future.

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#35. Chills crept up my back. It may seem like nothing to a normal person, but I wasn't normal. I was a spy. And it takes a lot for someone like me to get chills. The scariest part was that I knew it wasn't from the coolness of the morning. Something felt wrong today; I just couldn't figure out what.

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#36. Suddenly, I found myself running along the rooftop, leaping and falling. Falling until I caught the zip-line handle and then I was zooming, flying across the sky. I released the precious glass ball, not even glancing down to see it shatter.

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#37. Waiting.
That's always what being a spy comes down to, isn't it?

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#38. But one thing was for certain: something would happen next. Something always did. Especially when you live the life of a spy.

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#39. Every movement was sure and steady, and she always walked with purpose and seemed alert and ready for anything. I didn't know if these qualities meant that I could trust her with everything, or that I couldn't trust her at all.

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#40. 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.

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#41. James Bradshaw
1313 Lemon Drive
(Yes, the 'haunted' house)
1:00 a.m.

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#42. What happened to, 'girls on left, boys on right?'" Mr. Bradshaw asked wearily.
Jayden shrugged. "We got bored. Nothing's fun without people of the opposite gender.

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#43. Are you okay?" someone asked.
"I'm fine," I snapped, turning to face Jayden Griffin.
"I have to admit, you're getting better at lying, Tess Embers," he said quietly. "However, I know you're not okay.

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#44. His hair was red, and his eyes were a color blue that put the ocean to shame.

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#45. I woke up in a dark room. The first thing I noticed was that my hands and wrists were not tied. That made me frustrated, because that meant that I was somewhere really isolated. It meant that they thought, and were probably correct, that I had no chance of escaping.

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#46. Excuse me? I'm a girl? And what does that have to do with anything? I narrowed my eyes. If he didn't answer this correctly, he was in big trouble.

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#47. I tried to figure out what everyone was so frustrated about. I thought maybe the Didot was going to show me an image or do something, but ... it did nothing. Nothing
so that's what everyone was so upset about. Silently, I passed it to Jayden.
"It's a fake," Chloe muttered.

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#48. That was the problem with training to be a spy and developing your senses to the point that I had. Now, I was constantly alert
even when I wanted to relax, I couldn't. I was always waiting for someone to jump out and attack me.

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#49. I'm fine. I'm at an antique store, by the clothes store just a mile or so from-"
"Which clothes store, Tess? If you haven't noticed, there are about a million.

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#50. Hi, my name is Tess.

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#51. You should know by now that I have eyes in the back of my head. -Mr. Bradshaw, Tess Embers

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#52. Something that happens once is nothing. Something that repeats itself, or happens twice, is a coincidence. Something that happens three times, or more ... then there's a reason behind it; whether it's dangerous or harmless, there's always a reason.

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#53. Taylor whispered the words, but her voice held the intensity of a shout.

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#54. The thing is, Ms. Embers, they aren't exactly on our side.

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#55. Rosalie had never been one to question or accuse, just to forgive
but I guess everyone had their limits when it came to tolerance levels, and I'd crossed the line.

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#56. 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 time.

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#57. I kept thinking I was going to cry, but my eyes didn't well up. I was done wasting my tears on her and her pathetic mind games. Agent Fern didn't deserve anything from me
not even one little tear.

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#58. They question me everyday. There's always bright lights and they give me medicine that's supposed to make me tell the truth, but it doesn't work on me. Or maybe it only works when I start talking, but I never do.

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#59. I really had come here.
And I really was staying
at least for now.

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#60. I should have been honored to have been part of the best pickpocket incident of the century, but instead I was just mad.

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#61. Aaron, we came here to find the Didot, not to spend our money on hotel movies! You're lucky I didn't plan for us to sleep outside or something!

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