Chapter 26
The hall leading to Seetha’s parents’ cabin was a bit less decorative than the rest of the Bellata, but not much. Even the private wings sometimes hosted parties or more intimate gatherings.
A rich crimson carpet silenced her steps, and sapphire blue fabric walls silenced everything else. Seetha was afraid to touch the shimmering, knobbly surface to find out if it really was silk. A little girl’s caution carried over into the grown woman.
A huge wooden door inlaid with dozens of colors and textures of wood took up the end of the corridor. Seetha had just touched the old-fashioned brass chime outside her parents’ cabin when her comm buzzed in her pocket.
That was one of the things she missed most about her work back in the grow tank with Les. The simple freedom of being out o
