SFFS: Snippet from AMBASADORA

SFFS Snippet





AMBASADORA



This is the beginning of my SF Romance novel Ambasadora , available in print and e-book:



"They're watching us again," Sara whispered against the smoothness of Chen's cheek. His soft bergamot scent mixed with her vodka-tinged breath.



A voyeur hovered six meters above them, narrowly missing the snaking track of blue lights suspended from the hippodrome's ceiling. A man from the balcony overhead reached out in a drunken swat for the voyeur, but came nowhere near the mass of cameras and directional microphones. His mates pulled him back with loud guffaws when he almost toppled over the railing.



Sara laughed, too, basking in the celebratory atmosphere. Hot pink swirls of light traveled along the floor and walls in complex patterns, painting the opulent furnishings and beautiful guests with dizzying, ephemeral artwork. The hypnotic beats pulsing through the speakers worked in time with the lighting, enhancing the dream-like quality of the evening. She found it hard to believe this cavernous playground, this entire stunning complex, was once part of an ancient worldship.



The voyeur descended closer, several of its cameras telescoped through the darkness to capture the couple from varied angles.



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