One touch. That would be all he needed to feel that she was alive. He extended his hand, his fingertips caressed the smooth skin of her cheek. That milky white skin of hers that shivered at his touch. Falling into empty darkness. He'd pray for her eyes to open once more so he could see them, those lips he longed to kiss, her voice he wanted to hear again. His Annie. With a jolt of his body. His eyes snapped awake, as his rough breaths shook his body. His crystallized maiden would have to wait for him. And then she would be his Forever.