How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
A secret? Secrets were rarely good. And since it was Alex… let's just say I wasn't feeling too optimistic, especially since he was being nice. Well, nice for him, anyway. It made me even edgier than I already was, and I couldn't help but wonder if he had some kind of hidden agenda for bringing me out here. (7.8)
Gemma doesn't exactly trust Alex, even though he's being uncharacteristically nice to her right now. Now that they're driving into the mountains, she's starting to suspect that he might try to kill her or something. Who knows what he has up his sleeve?
Quote #2
"How did they do it?" I tried to wiggle my hand free from his, but he wouldn't let go. "Make me unemotional."
He fixed his gaze on the floor and shrugged. "I don't know. I guess by shutting you off from any kind of emotional contact. If someone doesn't ever know happiness, sadness, or love, then how can they ever feel it?" (14.27-28)
It's super difficult for Gemma to hear that her grandparents weren't indifferent to her because that's just the way they are as people—instead they ignored her on purpose so that she wouldn't know any emotions. How messed up is that? Then again, given the stakes, is it messed up?
Quote #3
Laylen slid the keys out of the ignition and kept his voice calm. "Before you start freaking out, hear me out first. Trust me, you'll want what I stopped for."
"Trust you?" Alex let out a cynical laugh. "Are you kidding me?" He made a gesture at the window. "I already trusted you and look where it got us." (17.51-52)
Alex seems to take everything that Laylen does personally. He doesn't even acknowledge that Laylen has good intentions and wants to help them out by leading them to the Sword of Immortality. He just focuses on the fact that he's been lied to.