I hadn’t expected her to agree so quickly – I’d thought she would need some persuading before she committed herself to a group that she so obviously hated just a few weeks ago. The fact that she said yes tugs at my heart. If June is giving herself to the Patriots, then she must realize that we have no better choice. And she’s doing this for my sake.
-- Day (chapter 2)

Importance: This quote, a thought from Day as he and June join the Patriots, establishes a feeling of guilt for Day in his relationship with her.

I try to force myself to say the same back to him, but the words freeze on my tongue. How can he be so sure of this? I certainly don’t understand all these strange feelings inside me – am I here because I love him, or because I owe him?
-- June (chapter 3)

Importance: This quote, in which June...