The Beaches of Erlias

Silas still avoided her, but she would occasionally catch him watching her. Catherine hoped her encouraging attitude would break his silence, though nothing changed. The longer he ignored her, the more her hope diminished. As she grew used to being around Zion and Gunther, Silas seemed further away. Did his past with Cathy really bother him that much? Then it occurred to her. Perhaps he was right. He could not love her because she is not Cathy. What did that mean for her other husbands? Did they only love her because she looked like their wife?

Catherine walked a few steps away from the camp and looked up at the sunlit sky. They remained in the woods, hiding out while they waited to see if anyone else located their camp, but Zion informed her their next location would be the beach. As exciting as the thought of the beach was, Catherine felt worried. There was an identity crisis right now. A bunch of people want her dead, and she could trust no one. Scared. The more she tried