Epilogue
As the sun continued to rise over the horizon, it created a magnificent rainbow across the Atlantic Ocean. From the white, blue, yellow and pink color-spectrums floated four beings, unseen by the others. Hovering above the rocks at the edge of Widow's Hill, a 'discussion' took place, telepathically.
'You kept your promise and I'm beholden to you,' the yellow light flickered as though speaking. 'After two centuries, my daughter will be able to live out her life as a normal person. She deserves it after all the violence and loneliness she's endured.'
'I too am indebted to you,' the blue light added. 'Now that his curse is finally lifted, my son can find happiness once again. He now has his own family.'
'I don't know how to thank you. My husband and daughter now have each other,' the pink light glowed into an outline of Julia Hoffman. 'Will I ever be able to see them again?'
'We heard your prayers on those dark nights,' the white light responded to the shining light-beings. 'You will all be able to see them at anytime, through the light of the darkness. They will only see the rainbow but feel your presence. Now their destinies are up to them, to go forth and make something of their own lives.'
As suddenly as it appeared, the rainbow disappeared.
As they drove back to Collinwood, they talked about whether to keep this event a secret. They decided to tell those they loved the most about their blood destiny, to end the pain and suffering, to start anew.
At first, William Loomis was nervous about sharing this with Anita. He loved her and didn't want to keep this secret from the woman he wanted to marry, not like his father kept the most important secret from his own family. So he decided that if Anita loved him and wanted to be with him and have a family of their own, she would accept him, warts and all. William learned one thing, that secrets could be dangerous. It worked out better than he expected. Anita accepted the news and was thankful she wasn't going crazy. As part of the family, she vowed never to tell anyone, not even her grandmother. It took some time but William eventually warmed up to Barnabas. Their relationship was like surrogate father and son, a relief to Willie and Alondra.
Willie Loomis called his wife and bought her a one-way ticket to Collinwood. After filling her in on the recent events, they stayed to help their son adjust to marriage. Since William and Anita wanted to continue their employment with the Collins, David Collins offered Willie and Alondra a cottage to live in. After long deliberation, they accepted, moving all their belongings from the Midwest back to Maine. David offered Willie a job to manage Collinwood while David handled Collins Enterprises. Willie accepted as long as he could also help Barnabas fix up the Old House. There were no arguments there.
Max continued to work for David Collins at the Collins' publishing house, and in her spare time, wrote a series of best-selling novels based on her life. No one, other than the family, knew her novels, "Behind the Dark Shadows", were based on truth, her life. Who believed in vampires and witches anyway? Alondra became her Muse.
Slowly, both David and Carolyn warmed up to the idea that their original ancestor, Barnabas Collins, continued to live among them. Learning of David's secret investigation, Max helped him look for his missing child. Knowing how it felt not to grow up with a family, Max dedicated her spare time on David quest, helping him look for the child he never met, which sealed a special bond between them.
The two hundred year old couple, Barnabas and Maeve, happily settled in at the Old House. Relieved not to be a full time vampire slayer, Maeve settled in to being the wife of Barnabas Collins and mother to their children. For the first time, they became parents and their first child they named Sarah M. Collins.
"Behind every shadow is a spark of light."