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I’d been raised to be practical and keep myemotions in check, but I loved cars. That was one of the fewlegacies I’d picked up from my mom. She was a mechanic,and some of my best childhood memories were of workingin the garage with her.

Glancing over, I wasastonished to see Adrian watching me, a look of contentment on his face. Hiseyes seemed to study my every feature. Seeing me notice him, he immediatelylooked away. His usual smirky expression replaced the dreamy one.

What’s a little crazy here and there? I’m supposed to be doing experiments…why not see which is brighter: your aura or the sun?

Look what we've done so far. We're pretty good at the impossible.

I went to bed feeling melancholy, wishing I could havepoured out all my fears and insecurities to my mom. Wasn’tthat what normal mothers and daughters did?

Being charming is my hobby.

Escape plan number seventeen," I told her. "Run away and open a juice stand in Fresno.""Why Fresno?""Sounds like the kind of place people drink a lot of juice.

Ivashkov," she repeated, her face the picture of serenity. "My name is Sydney Ivashkov.