Two days after my dad's funeral, my mom went on a mission. I never und…

Ally Carter
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Two days after my dad's funeral, my mom went on a mission. I never understood it until then--that sometimes a spy doesn't need a cover so much as she needs a shield. ✨ Ally Carter (2007). I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You, Hyperion
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