The moment Alina pulled away from Mandy, Jessica walked up to her immediately, sniffling as tears gathered in her eyes.

"Alina…" she whispered before pulling her into a tight hug.

"Mom…" Alina whispered, her voice shaky as she hugged her back. She didn’t realize how much she missed this feeling until now.

"It’s really you. We thought we’d lost you," Jessica whispered, her voice breaking

Jason stepped forward, his expression calm. “When all our searching turned up ...