“I’ll find Jacqueline and bring her home, I promise,” Joshua said, gripping his hair in frustration. Somehow, his words fell flat.

My sister was missing, and I was at my wit’s end. Joshua didn’t seem as heartbroken as one would expect from a fiancé. He said the right things but without meaning them. Whereas sadness and fear overwhelmed my senses, and I wondered if I’d ever be able to function without her. What if we never found her? The thought chilled me, and an involuntary shudder ran throu...