Chapter Twenty-Three
They walked toward a small, empty park nearby covered by a beautiful array of roses, both natural and in bright neon shades that might invite the attention of Purists.
There were a number of parks spread throughout the resort.
The effort struck Erik as odd. If he wanted to see roses and trees, he could do that on the surface. It’d make more sense to him if they built structures out of faux coral.
Erik reached into his pocket to activate their privacy device before taking a seat on a nearby bench and patting beside him. “I’ve got everything secure, at least on this bench.”
“You think it was smart to walk right up to him like that?” Jia asked, sitting beside him. “We are disguised, but that doesn’t mean no one will figure out who we are.”
“I don’t know if it was sm
