Chapter Thirty-Four
Nero puts a headset over my ears and starts the impressive machine. I watch the building grow small underneath us with opened-mouthed fascination.
The view below is every tourist’s wet dream.
“Press that button by your ear if you want to talk,” Nero says in my headset.
I press the button. “I didn’t know you could fly a helicopter.”
He just grunts something as we turn toward the Empire State Building.
“Wow,” I say without pressing the button. “If this weren’t a rescue mission, I’d probably really enjoy this.”
Then again, if this weren’t a rescue mission, I’d suspect Nero of trying to seduce me, Christian Grey style.
“I need to resume my earlier conversation,” Nero says. “Please keep your headset muted. She’s very private about her skills.”
She?
I don’t get a ch
