The sounds of The Sovereign was a low vibration that Aria felt in her bones and it startled her to be on top such a giant thing. As the yacht moved further into the channel, the waves grew larger, but the massive ship remained steady.
Alvin led her down a grand staircase to the lower deck. This wasn't the living area; this was the heart of the ship’s "toys."
He opened a door to reveal a world of chrome and carbon fiber. It was a private dive center. Racks of custom-fitted wetsuits, tanks of specialized gas mixes, and underwater drones lined the walls.
In the center of the room was a moon pool—a rectangular opening in the floor that looked directly down into the dark, bubbling ocean.
"This is better than the university lab," Aria gasped, her fingers trailing over a high-tech diving comp
