Thank you so much for taking the time to read my book! I’m so happy to hear you loved it!! To answer your question, in my mind Noah and Grace are living a life that as normal as one could be after enduring what they did. They’re still in hiding from Thomas, that’s why Grace hasn’t returned home and didn’t stay to actually speak to Ava, merely did it in secrecy. The fact she was able to even do such a thing still depicts Noah’s differences in comparison to his upbringing, but the fact she’s still hiding, still dressing in a white dresses while pregnant, that shows that part of her is still captive to that derangement. I hope that answered your question!! Thank you again for reading!! xo