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by Ally Carter


  “Well, I called D.C. to see about pulling those plans and starting the patent process all over again, but this is what they sent me back.”

  The papers he handed to Hale made very little sense to Kat. They were covered with formulas and graphs.

  “What am I looking at, Silas?”

  “Those are the plans for Genesis.” He leveled Hale with a stare. “The real plans.”

  “So…Garrett didn’t file phony plans after all?” Kat asked, wondering if they’d gone to all that trouble for nothing, but then Silas laughed.

  “No, I don’t think so. This was with them.” He handed a note to Hale.

  It seemed there was a problem with the Genesis plans at the patent office. But don’t worry. It’s been taken care of. After all, there is always a way around.

  Welcome to the family.

  —BB

  “Something wrong, Mr. Hale?” Silas asked.

  “No, Silas.” Hale slipped the paper into his suit pocket like it was the most precious thing he’d seen since he first stared up at Hazel’s fake Monet. “Everything is just right.”

  There was a knock at the door, and a young assistant popped her head in. “Excuse me, the board is meeting now.”

  And with that, Silas extended an arm to Marianne, who took it, and together, the two of them walked toward the boardroom, prototype in hand. But Hale didn’t follow. For a second he just stood and stared out over his empire. It was like he was lost in a dream when he said, “So, your dad broke into the patent office.”

  “Yep,” Kat told him.

  “How many goats am I going to owe him for that?”

  “More than you’ve got, big guy. Way more than you’ve got.”

  “Scooter?” The voice stopped him. Marianne was at the door, looking back. “What will you do?” she asked, and Kat thought she sounded…like a grandmother.

  “Don’t worry about me, Marianne.” He smiled at Kat, took her hand. “I’ll find some way to stay busy.”

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  It would be impossible to write a Heist book without an amazing crew!

  First and foremost, thank you to everyone at Disney-Hyperion: Catherine Onder, Stephanie Lurie, the amazing sales, marketing, and school and library teams. And I would be remiss if I didn’t offer a special thanks to Lisa Yoskowitz, who suggested the title for this book and gave it such loving guidance in its early days.

  Thanks also to Kristin Nelson and everyone at the Nelson Literary Agency, Kassie Evashevski, Whitney Lee, and Jenny Meyer.

  As always, I owe a lot to Rose Brock, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Holly Black, Shellie Rea, and Bob, who were so much help along the way.

  And last but certainly not least, I thank my family, especially the Hale Girls, whom I will always love.

  Table of Contents

  Title Page

  Also by Ally Carter

  Copyright

  Dedication

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Chapter 29

  Chapter 30

  Chapter 31

  Chapter 32

  Chapter 33

  Chapter 34

  Chapter 35

  Chapter 36

  Chapter 37

  Chapter 38

  Chapter 39

  Chapter 40

  Chapter 41

  Chapter 42

  Chapter 43

  Chapter 44

  Chapter 45

  Chapter 46

  Chapter 47

  Acknowledgements

 

 

 


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