Breaking the Leash

Vanessa's voice was sharp and loud. "You chased me for two years. Do you know how sick of you I am? Derek, don't ever come looking for me again. Do you understand? We are never going to happen!"

Right now, Derek was just an unemployed guy. His parents were gone. The little savings he had were useless in the new world. He also had a younger sister whose fate was unknown.

But Vanessa? She was an off