Jasper's hands got sweaty when he was nervous. Harper used to call him "slippery hands." Not a good nickname, but at least Harper tried. Jasper wiped his palms down his pant legs and inched forward, hugging the wall. He approached the corner of the hallway and wiped his hands again. Harper was supposed to be with him. It was Jasper's first job; he was supposed to have a trainer with him. Instead, he was alone; a nervous trainee with a gun expected to kill a rancid-smelling billionaire. Jasper pulled the collar of his jacket over his mouth and did his best to not breathe through his nose. How could one person smell this bad? Good grief. Finally reaching the corner, he slowly pushed his head into the hallway. The first thing he saw was the rotting corpse of a tabby cat. Ah, the cat was rancid not the billionaire. How long had that thing been lying there? Didn't this guy have maids or something? The hallway was empty, so Jasper made the dash to the large gilded door on the opposite wall. This part was all about speed, not stealth. So he tore the gun from his pocket and kicked the door open. He was standing gun up legs set wide and slightly bent when he was faced with what was in the bedroom: another dead cat. Other than the second carcass, the room was empty. Was he too late? Was the billionaire already long gone? Nope, Jasper rushed the rest of the way to the cat, crouched, and waited for the footsteps in the hall to stop. Crap, he may have to kill someone after all. As the noise got closer, he got more tense. Then suddenly whoever was walking down the hall reached the door frame. It was the billionaire, and he spotted Jasper immediately. Jasper threw up his gun. Could he really shoot him?
He never got his answer; the billionaire shot him first. Jasper joined the cats.
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Natalie Scivally
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