but a veil of sadness clouded hers. “ I didn’t foresee - Giuseppe’s death. I always do, Alex…” Alex’ hand squeezed hers. “Then you’re healed, Rea. You’re finally free, sweetheart.” And she was. Free from her superstitions, free from her fears, and from Calogero. She had lost the power to foresee death. But she had gained the much greater power of love.
EPILOGUE
In 1952 Rea gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Caterina. Their new friends in Ragusa Ibla flocked to see the love child, gifts in their arms, respect in their eyes. None of them knew that Rea, a little abandoned urchin found on the beach, had grown into a beautiful, loving woman and doting mother. All she had needed was a chance. And the love of the right man.