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When the Riccardi brothers see us catching up to them, they groan as they throw up their hands.
"It looks like you caught us this time," Petrie snarls. "But what’ll you do when you encounter—the shark?"
We all scream as a giant shark leaps out of the water.
It snaps me and Dino into its jaws, swallowing us whole.
Dino clutches my shoulders. "The shark ate us!"
"Not so fast."
I point my AK-47 at the shark’s belly.
Ratatata.
Flesh and blood explode in a circle as a hole appears in the shark’s side.
I zoom us out of the shark with the jet pack, bursting through the water to the surface.
"Nice try," I snarl at the Riccardis. "Your shark isn’t a match for my weapon."
Tommasso, Amadeo, and Medici sneak up on the Riccardis from behind.
They bind their hands to their sides and throw off their jet packs.
"This has gone on long enough," Amadeo growls.
"Wait." Luigi turns to us. "This all began because you killed our brother, Paulo, over a land deal in Tuscany. You three are the ones at fault."
"No." My voice doesn’t waver. "We’re the good guys. You’re the bad guys."
Petrie rolls his eyes. "You instigated all this shit. Who’s really the bad guy?"
"Oh, stop," Vincenzo spits out. "You kidnapped our boys."
"You killed Paulo." Luigi doesn’t back down.
Mattie turns to us. "The Riccardis have a point."
Oh, for fuck’s sake.
"Don’t let their manipulation work," I warn.
Mattie shrugs. "I mean, you did kill their brother… for money. You’re not angels."
Medici thrusts his arm over Mattie’s shoulder. "This is Mafia business, baby boy. You wouldn’t understand."
"How about we have a playdate amongst all of us to make peace?" Amadeo wonders.
I shrug. "We could try it."
We tug stuffies out of our pockets as well as a blanket that I’d brought for Dino.
I attach a jet pack to the blanket so it stays suspended over the ocean blue.
We put the stuffies on the mat and all fly around it.
"Wow," Dino gushes. "We’re really having a playdate above the ocean."
