CHAPTER 6
The crowds had thinned considerably. All around them, food vendors were shutting down for the night. Many of the artisans had likewise shuttered their booths. The whole place would close soon. Declan wasn’t ready for the night to end.
Apparently Livia wasn’t either. Fingers still tangled with his, she turned toward him. “One last ride on the Ferris wheel before we call it a night?”
“Absolutely.”
They stowed the elephant with the attendant and settled into their gondola. This time, he put his arm around her. She snuggled in, a sign of ease and trust he wasn’t sure he deserved but wasn’t about to waste. It felt too good to hold her, to look up into the cloudless sky and marvel at the ocean of stars that blanketed the little town that was the only place that had ever been home.
