![]() Between her cover as a high school girl-juggling a homecoming dance, history reports, and an increasingly suspicious boyfriend-and her mission in this high-stakes spy game, the boundaries of her two lives are beginning to blur. Perun no longer needs her at the CIA in five years' time. Grandpa Albert loves her, and her strategically chosen boyfriend, Grant, is amazing. For seven years, "Alexandra" has been on standby and life's been good. There, Milena learned everything she needed to infiltrate the life of CIA analyst Albert Gastone, Alexandra's grandfather, and the ranks of America's top intelligence agency. ![]() Milena was trained to be a sleeper agent by Perun, a clandestine organization from her true homeland of Olissa. ![]() ![]() ![]() She was told the plan back when her name was Milena Rokva, back before the real Alexandra and her family were killed in a car crash. When your life is a lie, how do you know what's real? Alexandra Gastone has a simple plan: graduate high school, get into Princeton, work for the CIA, and serve her great nation. ![]()
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