They decide to name their daughter Emerson, after Ryle's brother. As she's holding her daughter for the first time, Lily tells Ryle she wants a divorce. She asks him to imagine what he would say to their daughter if she grew up to be hit by the person she loved.
Emerson Kincaid is the deceased older brother of Ryle and Allysa. After Ryle attacks Lily, Allysa urges Ryle to tell her about what happened to Emerson. Lily learns that Ryle accidentally shot and killed Emerson when they were young children.
When Lily catches up to Atlas and tells her Emmy's middle name, Atlas understands that Lily has given her the name Dory to honor him; he understands that her sharing this fact is a declaration of love.
Lily & Ryle's Story (It Ends With Us) - Atlantis by Seafret
How long were Lily and Ryle together?
Flash-foward, after only six months of dating Ryle and Lily get married. Thing are great until they aren't again. This time Ryle takes a step further in her abuse when he find Atlas's phone number in her case.
Born into an upper-class family, Ryle was the middle child with Emerson Kincaid being the oldest, and Allysa Kincaid the youngest. When Ryle was 6-years-old he found a gun his parents kept for safety and accidentally shot and killed his brother Emerson.
Tipsy, Lily laughs when Ryle's hand gets burned, and he drops the casserole. In response, he shoves her and she runs into a cabinet door handle. Lily immediately knows his reaction was excessive, stating, “My tears, my heart, my laughter, my soul. Shattered like broken glass” (185).
Who plays Ryle Kincaid in It Ends With Us? Colleen Hoover announced in an Instagram video in January 2023 that Justin Baldoni will play Ryle in the It Ends With Us movie. Baldoni is also the director and an executive producer on the film.
After Lily gives birth to a girl, she realized that she didn't want her baby to grow up witnessing abuse. She decided that the cycle of abuse ended with her and her mother. Hence, the title- "it ends with us". She decided that she would divorce Ryle to break the pattern of domestic violence.
Despite accepting his help, Lily refuses to make a decision about their relationship before the birth. After Lily gives birth to a girl, she realizes that she doesn't want her baby to grow up witnessing abuse. She decides that she will divorce Ryle to break the pattern of domestic violence.
Emmy Kincaid is the daughter of Ryle and Lily. Lily finds out she is pregnant with Emmy when she is in ER being treated for injuries Ryle inflicted on her.
Allysa Kincaid is Ryle Kincaid's sister. She is Lily Bloom's best friend and co-worker. She is Rylee's mother and Emmy's aunt. In the upcoming film adaptation, It Ends With Us, Allysa is portrayed by Jenny Slate.
Others have also been critical of casting 39-year-old Justin Baldoni as Ryle, who is meant to be around 30 in the book. In response to that criticism, fans have also now jumped to Blake's defence and have defended her being cast in the role.
Ryle looks at her with concern and anger as Lily tries to remember what happened. He tells her she fell down the stairs, but she remembers that he pushed her. She's overcome with sadness and grief.
The next day, Lily, Ryle, Allysa, and Marshall are eating at the restaurant where Lily saw Atlas. Atlas sees Lily's wounded eye and Ryle's bandaged hand and comes to the correct conclusion that Ryle has assaulted Lily.
Lily feels instantly distraught and completely heartbroken. Ryle yells at her about his hand. Then, the switch flips, and Ryle starts to apologize. Lily can hear her father apologizing to her mother, using the same words.
Ryle shares that he lost a child patient after his brother accidentally shot him. What he doesn't share is that the reason he is particularly upset about this is that he shot his own brother to death when he was just six years old, a trauma that will still deeply affects him and will shape his relationship to Lily.
Cassie is the name of the girlfriend Atlas tells Lily about when they reconnect after many years apart. Though Lily is glad Atlas is happy, she is jealous when he tells her about Cassie, and this shows her that she still has feelings for Atlas.
Physical appearance. Atlas' physical attributes are described in little detail leaving an unconcise image of him. However, it is known that Atlas has beautiful blue eyes and blonde hair (possibly light brown since Lily said that his hair was dirty and that's why it was darker).
Lily's tattoo is effectively a symbol of her past, so when Ryle bites into it during his most abusive episode to disfigure or even remove it—his exact intention is unclear—he demonstrates that he doesn't want to learn about or respect the whole truth of who Lily is; he only wants to see the parts of her that include ...
Early in their marriage, Ryle begins to physically abuse Lily. Hoover offers a compelling perspective on how the violation and blurring of boundaries over time creates a dynamic in which victims lose the ability to see their situations clearly.