How we cite our quotes: (Section Break.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Why am I here?" I whispered.
You patted your pockets, then pulled out a box of matches. You gestured toward the rocks.
"Because it's magic, this place … beautiful. And you're beautiful … beautifully separate. It all fits." (7.45-47)
What Ty is saying here makes more sense on a second read-through, but we wouldn't be surprised if your initial reaction to this is, "Uh-huh, Ty. Sure. Whatever." In his warped mind, though, it makes total sense: Gemma is uniquely beautiful and needs to be rescued.
Quote #2
"I've got skirts and a dress or two. They're in the other room. They're green."
I narrowed my eyes. Green was my favorite color. How did you know all this? Did you know all this? (8.13-14)
Dude—he knows her favorite color. That's messed up. And we don't even want to know how he got that information.
Quote #3
You opened the cabinet and showed me the games on the lowest shelf: UNO, Connect Four, Guess Who?, Twister. They were all games we'd had at home, games I could remember playing with friends, or on Christmas mornings with my parents. But these versions were faded and old, as if they'd come from consignment shops. (8.18)
Again, it's obvious that Ty has been watching Gemma's family and observing their habits, including what games they play. We don't actually see it happen in the book, but maybe he hoped to use the games as something familiar to acclimate Gemma to being with him.