after a lifetime of abuse , she still shed a tear over the kind of parent she had and the way he treated her . `` hey , i 'm not saying i want to kill her . his thumb brushes my cheek as he sits down . grace stared at him , then laughed . the world seemed to be an empty place without him . nothing and no one will get me off this island and away from you . `` good , '' he murmured in agreement , happy to settle down and hold him close . 