How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Yeah, I understood what it meant. He was saying that for the last eighteen years, I had been harboring a fallen star's energy inside of me. Some piece of a freaking solar system's sun. But as crazy as it sounded, it kind of made sense. I mean, I had been hollow and emotionally numb until an invisible prickle had released my emotions. (14.7)
Okay, so Alex's story about the fallen star changes everything for Gemma. She's always known that she was different from her peers, but this makes her a total anomaly—she has a freaking star hanging out inside of her.
Quote #8
My head snapped up. "No." I sat up straight. I was going to have to tough it out. "I need to hear the rest; otherwise, it will drive me crazy." (14.18)
All of this information that Alex is dropping on Gemma overwhelms her, but she's not going to run away from the truth. She has to learn everything about herself—even if it's scary.
Quote #9
"Then it's not a tattoo?"
"Not exactly. It appeared on my skin when I turned into a vampire." He paused, his Adam's apple noticeably bubbling up and down as he swallowed hard. "It happens to everyone that turns immortal." (17.161-162)
Everyone that Gemma meets in the magical world seems to have no choice about what kind of being they are. These marks appear on their skin showing they're a vampire, witch, Keeper, or Foreseer—and when the marks appear, they just have to go with it. Resistance, as they say, is futile.