#Chapter 145: Mate

Audrey “Tell me again.” Edwin’s warm thumb traced circles on the back of my hand, those gray eyes never leaving mine. We hadn’t let go of each other once since it had all happened—much to the chagrin of the EMTs, who were cramped in the ambulance with us. Throughout the entire ambulance ride and multiple tests and scans for broken bones or a concussion, he had never left my side. And I was glad for that, because something told me that if he left my sight or I left his for even a moment, we would both go mad. I had told Edwin my recollection of the events several times now, but he kept asking to hear it. At first, I thought that maybe he was just trying to piece together what had happened. But now I realized that he just wanted to hear my voice. Because he had come so close to never hearing it again. The hospital room was quiet except for the steady beep of the heart monitor and the muffled sounds of the hallway beyond. The antiseptic smell was making