Chapter 20
Over the course of the next few days they walked and walked.
And walked.
Sometimes they would come across some Wehrmacht stragglers, headed in the same direction, but they never joined one of those groups for longer than a few minutes of exchanging information.
At night, they slept cuddled next to one another, exhaustion and fear swallowing the need for words. Despite the oppressive heat in the early summer nights, Katrina snuggled as tight against Richard as possible, listening to his heartbeat and falling asleep with the confidence that he loved her no matter what.
She never once regretted her decision to leave Poland behind, because she couldn’t fathom a life without the man she loved by her side.
With him, she was sure, she’d feel at home anywhere. The only thing she w
