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“Does yours know you’re a supervillain? Like you’ve come across as a typical happy-go-lucky girl…”
“Have I?” she asks quietly. “Sounds like a nice life.”
I think for a moment, then ask, “So, what really brought you to New York?”
She chuckles. “If I told you, I’d have to kill you. We all have our demons, Luigi. Focus on yours and Ana’s, and you’ll be fine.”
We near the entrance, and she sighs. I glance at her. Her eyes are closed, and she’s breathing calmly.
“Are you meditating?” I roar. “Right now?”
“No better time than the present,” she murmurs as she slowly opens her eyes.
We pull up to the entrance, and we both get out. She comes around the car and starts running. “Follow me.”
I take my gun from its holster and run after her, scanning our surroundings. As expected, people are moving through the park, and they get nervous at the sight of us running with guns.
Some hurry away, others take out their phones.
Natalia fires a shot, and everyone starts running. I mean, I did the same thing at the street party. It works.
She stops to check the device, and another shot goes off, the floor next to us exploding with dirt. Natalia whips around and starts shooting. “Head East. I’ll catch up. She’s ahead.”
I take off, dodging the bullets being shot at me. I full-out sprint and reach a copse of trees. I take a breath and then yell, “Ana? Ana, where are you?”
“Luigi?” I hear the faint sound of her voice, and my heart floods with warmth. I run in her direction. “Ana, come toward me.”
We call each other until we meet on a pathway in the middle of the trees.
She hugs me tightly and then says, “We need to run. They’re right behind me.”
I take her hand, and we sprint down the pathway, listening out for the guards shouting to get us. We change direction a few times, but we both get tired. Ana first because she’s been running for so long.
We crouch behind some trees, panting hard.
“Ana?” Natalia calls. “Ana? Luigi?”
Ana calls out softly, “Nat?”
She comes over and crouches with us. “I’m glad I found you guys. What luck.” She meets my gaze, and I nod. “What luck.”
“We need to get you both out of here. I can cover you for long enough for you to make your way to the east exit. Once there, turn left, head up the road, grab a cab, and return to your father’s house.”
“We should wait them out. Alessandro is on his way,” I say breathlessly. “She won’t make it all the way. She’s been running for so long already.”
Natalia looks at us seriously. “You either run, or you die. Those are your options. As a Bratva princess and a hitman, you should both be fit enough to do the latter.”
There are voices near us, and Natalia nods. “I’ll cover you and distract them. Get out of here, and I’ll see you later. Tell no one I was here to help.”
“But Nat…” Ana starts to say, but I tug on her hand, and she looks at me. She nods and waits.
Natalia listens carefully, and once some of the guards are in range, she stands from where we are crouched and opens fire. The bodies hit the ground with sickening thuds, but we only hear the first two before we take off toward the east exit. It’s far, Central Park is huge, but we push ourselves as hard as we can. We break behind trees for a few seconds here and there, but I don’t let us stand too long. I don’t want to waste the head start that Natalia has given us, no matter how weird her behavior is. I hope she makes it out.
We reach a pathway, and Anastasia tugs at my hand. “I’m exhausted, Luigi. I can’t go on. I need a break.”
“We’re close,” I promise, taking her hand. “I can try to carry you, but we need to keep moving.”
“You’re just as tired,” she says, panting. “And my muscles are cramping. We need to find somewhere to hide and regain our strength.”
