Taken...

He needed her for the sustenance of his soul as much as his body needed food and water.

The only thought that could go through his mind was of her, the dark and cold nights that he had already spent looking for her was taking its toll on him. He felt that he could not continue physically, yet his heart would not allow him to give up.

She was the one who had always kept him going. Now she was gone.

He thought back to the night that she had been taken. They had been embraced in each others arms. Happy. Content. She had just agreed to be his wife, and they had celebrated it and known that they would be together forever.
She had fallen asleep and he had watched her breath steady and even, with her last words being a murmur of ‘I love you’.

He too had fallen asleep, but had woken hours later to screaming. His blood turned into ice and stood still at the sound of her cry.

Now Jayden stood alone, staring into nothingness, hoping that he would find Alexis. That he would find his love. His life. His heart.