Zeke opened his eyes and knew two things. One, he was hurting like hell, and two, he was alone.
Odd, considering Vitali hadn’t left his side in two days. A sadness and loneliness came over Zeke, and if he was honest, disappointment as well. Vitali seemed to be as good at keeping his word as everyone else in his life had been. So much for being part of the man’s soul. Vitali must have realized that Zeke was going to be too much trouble, and had hit the road.
Tears started to fill his eyes, and Zeke quickly swiped at them, getting angry with himself for hoping... for trusting.
Knock it off, Zeke. You’ve been on your own for a long time, and survived, and you can survive this. So what, if Vitali wasn’t going to stick around. You’re used to it. No one has ever stuck around, so this shoul
