unmoved. “There is no room in my world for someone who hurt me the way you did. You do not belong walking on the ground I walk or breathing the air I breathe. You don’t get to move on or be redeemed. Your story is finished. Whatever happens to you now is of no concern to me.” She sounded stronger than she felt as she watched her father open his mouth one final time. “He’s…a…monster,” he rasped out. She knew who he meant. Evie let go of his hand and placed hers on his cheek. “We’re all monsters in the end. At least mine lives in the light.”

