How It All Goes Down
- When the raiders bust in, everyone panics. "Animals. […] We're animals," (14.9) Lena thinks, as everyone runs for their lives.
- Raider clubs smash skulls, and dogs bite out chunks of flesh from people all around Lena. Guess those dogs were real. Lena still can't find Hana.
- Before she can escape, a dog bites down on her leg. It takes a nice nibble, then Alex arrives and drags her away.
- They get to a shed, where it's safe. Lena is bleeding all over the place and about to pass out. Alex takes his shirt off and…. Well, it's hard to tell what happens next. Lena can't believe Alex took his shirt off. She "can't stop staring" (14.57). Guess that's the way to cure a dog bite: have a hot guy strip down. Then you totally forget what's happening to you anyway.
- Once Lena comes to her senses, she sees that Alex has bandaged her leg. He also reveals that he lives in the Wilds.
- Then they smooch. It's "the only thing [Lena has] ever wanted" (14.96). Um, what? What about all those years you were alive before you met Alex? Seriously, girl. Get a grip.
- As they kiss, Lena knows she's come down with the deliria. "It will kill me, it will kill me, it will kill me. And I don't care" (14.106), she tells herself. Yep. She's definitely crazy. But maybe it's not the deliria she's gone crazy with.