EX-HUSBAND MISTAKE: FROM SUBSTITUTE TO BELOVED.
As we reached the porch, the details of the shadow became terrifyingly clear.
It was Edward.
He was curled on his side on the cold concrete doorstep, his clothes torn and covered in dirt. His face was pale, bruised, and smeared with grease. He looked like he had been dragged through hell and back.
"Edward! Oh my god, Edward, talk to me!" Wendy dropped to her knees, her hands flying over his face, his shoulders, weeping hysterically. "Please, wake up! Edward!"
I knelt down beside her, my hands shaking so violently I could barely function. I pressed two fingers to the side of his neck.