Chapter 19

**FLASHBACK**

Tyler - 10 years old

Catherine - 8 years

TYLER.

“Are we there yet?” She asked for the hundredth time in the last forty-five minutes, and although this place was not too far from the packhouse and I could walk and run to reach it in less than thirty minutes, it was taking us longer as Catherine had small feet, and from time to time, she would stop and smell the wildflowers along the way.

But I didn’t mind at all. It was a weekend, and I had all day to spend with her as Jace was spending time with Uncle Jake.

“Soon,” I answered curtly, watching as she spread her arms open and lowered her hands so she could touch the tall grasses and wildflowers as she walked forward.

“But you said it’s not too far. It is… too far!” She emphasized the last four words. I knew she was complaining already, but the good thing about Catherine is that she would complain, but she would continue to do whatever task was at hand.

“You walked too slowly, and your footsteps were too small. That