Epilogue
Seventeen months later
Sophia
With tears in my eyes, I bent over to lay the flowers on the grave. It had been over a year now since the tragedy, but it didn’t get any easier to deal with it. Would I ever get the terrible pictures out of my head? Valerie, my little angel, stirred in the baby carrier. I put one hand on her head and stroked the delicate fluff. Today was her first birthday.
"I wish he could have got to know you, my angel," I said quietly.
Strong arms surrounded me from behind.
"I am sure he sees her from heaven."
"Do you think he has gone to heaven?" I asked hopefully.
"He was a lifesaver. He risked and lost his own life to save me."
I sniffed when the memories came back to me. It was so tragic. When the car was on fire, Alex and Marco had hesitated at first,
