Chapter 12Ciar looked at the ruined buildings. The closer they got to the core of Last Hope, the better taken care of the houses were, and some little cottages looked nice. He’d never want to live there, too many humans around, but had he been a human, he’d have chosen one of those houses.
As Romeo parked in the town square, everyone got out of the car. Draven looked around. “There are so many people.”
Romeo laughed. “There isn’t. New Town has a lot more people.”
Draven shuddered.
Ciar grabbed Romeo’s hand and got a wide-eyed look, followed by some struggling to free himself. “Are you insane?”
He didn’t think so. Romeo had been fine with him touching him back home. Why wasn’t he now?
“If they see two men holding hands, they’ll skin us alive.” He gestured around, and Ciar recognized t
