How we cite our quotes: (Section Break.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"But it's always like this with camels … baby steps. Just one tiny thing at a time until she learns to accept." (47.11)
Ty might be a kidnapper, but he's also pretty patient. He's patient with Gemma as she acclimates to her new surroundings. He's patient with the camel after they steal her from her herd. What he does might be bad, but we can't help feeling like Ty isn't altogether a terrible person.
Quote #8
When I woke, it was cool. Almost too cool. Cloths soaking with water were lying over my body. On each side of me, a fan was whirring […] Your hand reached across, picked up the cloth, and put it back, squeezing its water gently onto my skin.
"Thank you," I whispered. (62.1-2)
After Gemma's massive failure of an escape attempt, Ty comes after her, finds her, and brings her back to his place to take care of her sunburns and dehydration. And Gemma actually thanks him for it. By this point, she recognizes his compassion as genuine and seems to understand that, bizarre as it seems, his intentions around her captivity are good.
Quote #9
You carried me inside the plane, laid me on something soft. Then you started to pull away. I reached out and grabbed your hand, locked my fingers around yours. I wouldn't let go. I didn't want to be left alone with these strangers. I looked up at you, found your eyes. You hesitated, glanced back outside at the tarmac and flatness and red land beyond … then back at me. You nodded slightly as you sat. You started talking to me. I don't know what you said. But there were tears in your eyes. (89.3)
We need to take a minute to process exactly what Ty does in this scene because when it comes down to it, it represents the ultimate act of compassion in this book. Gemma doesn't want to be left alone—and even though it means getting caught and facing jail time and the loss of his freedom, Ty nonetheless chooses to stay on the plane with her. If you doubted that he cares for her, this choice should clear that up.