Sometimes we aren't meant to see how life will unfold.
Samantha Mathers never foresaw herself returning to Gem Creek, and she never saw her Gran becoming sicknot even with the gift of premonition she was born with.
Then again, Sam's gift doesn't work like that.
If it did, she would have known her feelings for Nash Orsin would come rushing back the second she saw him. She would have also known to trust her gutand her bearwhen it comes to Damon Kincaid, the persistent snake shifter intent on using her gift for his benefit. However, Sam's gift clearly has a few blind spots.