Hey everyone, I'm BACK… It took me a long time to get back on the TwiFic Writing Wagon, but I'm here now… for those who didn't read my profile explanation – I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder and severe anxiety, and they were the #1 factor of my constant delays in updating and in losing interest in writing, amongst other things. Now, I'm on medication and doing so much better (took me to have a mental breakdown to finally seek help). From now on, I'll be working on one fic at a time; as for my older *unfinished* fics, I may get back to them in the future, and I may not – I'm currently far from happy with them and not as invested in their plotting as before. I know I may lose/have lost readers already, and it's okay – but I promise I'll do better writing wise.

Okay, enough rambling. No with the show…

WARNING: This fic deals with drug abuse, abandonment, emotional and mental abuse, and depression… if it's not your cup of tea, kindly click the x box on the far right.

P.S: This fic is not beta'd… all mistakes are mine. SM own everything, I just chose to play with her characters…

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Prologue

"Where the fuck do you think you're going?" he growled, glaring at his wife. His body was rigid, his fists were clenched, and his skin was on fire. He could not believe what she was doing – leaving him...taking his kids and leaving him.

He would not tolerate it. He would not stand for it. She was his wife, they were his kids, and he would be damned if he let her take them away.

Over his fucking dead body.

His wife leveled him with a glare of her own as she went around the room, picking clothes and tossing them into a suitcase...there was no time for organized tidiness.

She wanted to get out of this room and this house. She wanted to get away from him as soon as possible.

Bella was pulled from her business by a vice grip holding her arm. Edward spun her around roughly until they were face to face.

"You are NOT taking my kids away from me Bella, you hear me? YOU ARE NOT LEAVING ME." He gritted, his voice frightening. Bella wasn't afraid of him; she was used to his loud voice and shouting words.

It became a constant in their lives.

"Seriously, Edward? Now you remember that you have two kids and a wife? Now you remember us? Screw you Edward. I'm done being with you – I'm done waiting for you to pull your head out of your ass and go back to being the man you used to be. I'm done watching you self destruct, and I'm done watching you choose your next fix over your OWN FAMILY." Bella screamed at the end, pushing Edward away and closing the suitcase. She grabbed it and marched out of the room, grabbed the other suitcase belonging to her children and went down the stairs.

Before reaching the final step, Edward was there in front of her, stopping her from taking another step.

"Move out of the way." Bella demanded, her teeth grinding so hard her jaw hurt.

"No." Edward snapped, glaring.

Bella moved around him, but only managed a few steps before the cases were snatched from her hands. She turned around, shocked as she watched Edward throw them away, only for them to land roughly on the wooden floor, the cases opened and the contents spilled out.

"HAVE YOU LOST YOUR FUCKING MIND?" Bella bellowed, staring wide-eyed at the man before her. She did not know this man, he was not her husband – he was not her beloved Edward.

That man no longer existed.

"Yes I have. When a wife decides to abandon her husband and take their children with her, it makes a man insane." Edward snarled. He was nearing the end of his rope with her, and he wasn't in the state of mind to do this shit with her.

"No, Edward—loving drugs more than one's family is what drives a man insane." She yelled, deciding that she would get the clothes some other time when he wasn't around – hell, she'd even buy a whole knew wardrobe for herself and her kids...anything to get her out of the house. Bella grabbed her purse from the hanger by the door and grabbed her keys.

"I'm leaving, Edward. Don't come after me." She said, marching to the front door.

Edward saw red. He leaped forward, grabbed Bella roughly and spun her around.

"You're not leaving, understand?" he shouted, his hands gripping her arms so tightly it would leave bruises.

What happened next was in slow motion. Edward pushed Bella hard, and she tumbled, her feet catching in the chair behind her, resulting in tripping and falling over, her head hitting the marble table that was in the way.

Bella let out a yell, before falling to the floor. Edward stared as Bella stayed silent, not making a sound. He watched in horror as blood trickled from her head, staining the wooden floor. All he could think about as he watched his unconscious wife was...

Oh, God. What have I done?

*hides behind couch* DUN. DUN. DUN. WHAT? Obviously, I came back with a bang

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