Short Story Of Zhang's Mistake

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Her target was having sex with his fiancé when Alexia snuck into the dimly lit hotel suite. Approaching the bedroom door that was ajar, she spotted a petite blonde gasping and panting as her man mercilessly fucked her. Alexia froze, uncertain with the situation. The plan was to eliminate her target, Theo Zhang, whom she had been following for months. Lowering her baseball cap and gripping her pistol, she continued to watch. Surprisingly, she felt ashamed, watching the amateur porn before her, but like the high leveled sleuth she was, she stayed in the job. Part of her mission was to infiltrate Zhang’s drug den and become one of his confidants, which she had succeeded in. This was all to discover the mystery involving a new drug, Nebula.
Kneeling a few feet away, she raised her weapon and locked on the target as
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Her heartbeat slowed, and she felt a cold breeze pass her fingertips. Theo and his lover continued their sexual games ten feet away and his thugs were on the opposite side. A low screeching sound escaped the weapon when she pulled the trigger. A stream of blood shot up towards the ceiling as his head tilted back before his body connected with the ground. The other criminal suddenly leapt towards Alexia’s hiding spot when he saw his partner on the ground. Alexia aimed for his throat and another whistling sound escaped her weapon as she watched the second thug drop when the bullet came in contact with his esophagus.
“Targets down, Mark” she spoke through the mic. Back in the bedroom she heard the moans stop. Theo and his girlfriend were arguing. With great speed, Alexia rushed and kicked the door open. It was the fiancé that screamed and Alexia shot her point blank in the forehead. Her lifeless body sank into the silk purple sheets while a small river of blood baptized her. Theo remained like a statue and stared at her with cold merciless

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