Avery felt a lump in her throat, not knowing what to say as she wondered, "Is he trying to say that Layla is likely dead?"

"There might be a miracle." Elliot realized that he had said the wrong thing and immediately added, "Avery, we need to believe that there will be a miracle."

"Do you really think miracles would happen to us over and over again?" Avery thought that finding Ivy was the luckiest thing that could ever happen to them, and she did not know if they were worthy enough for another miracle.

Though she was hopeful, she did not know what to believe.

While silence fell over the two, Elliot received a message on his phone.

Staff had managed to find out the exact time that Layla and Eric were on the mountain, and since the time coincided with the time of the avalanche, it was almost certain that the two were in danger, but no one could tell if they were still alive.

Avery leaned against Elliot and closed her eyes after seeing the message on his phone. "I knew it... If they