"Yasmin has gone missing," she repeated with disbelief. "You said she was shot. In that condition, where could she go? D-don't say that… the attackers took her away." She could no longer hold back her tears. Her voice shook at the last sentence.
"They didn't take her away," Earl said slowly. "They dumped her in the woods. The cops have found her shredded clothes." He didn't have the courage to tell her that the police had also discovered human remains and that her parents had been called for the DNA test.
Natasha felt empty in her stomach. She shook her head, realizing what he was going to say.
"She is not dead," she said emphatically. "She cannot die. Please say that she is not dead."
He took her into his embrace, wanting to wash away all her pain. "She will be fine. Declan will track her down."
He said it to comfort her. In reality, his hope was fading.
