A Formal Rejection

*POV: VESPERA*

A sudden, jagged gasp ripped through the quiet apartment as Zoran broke the mental connection. The psychic tether between us snapped. He stumbled back, his heavy boots scraping against the worn floorboards where I sat weeping just moments before. I watched his massive chest heave with harsh, uneven breaths. He had pulled out of my horrific memories before witnessing the worst of my