CORPORATE PRINCE has adventure and romance

“Well, you’re not paying your debts with the mission’s money,” Phillip said as the door to the hallway flew open behind him.  A husky figure dressed in black ran past him toward Mobin, who turned and ran onto the balcony.  The mysterious intruder followed, and when Phillip heard them wrestling and fighting he ran to the nightstand and grabbed the gun. 

Phillip had never held a gun, and his hands were sweaty from tension.   He grasped the gun firmly with both hands like the amateur marksman he was.  Was the gun loaded?  Was the safety catch on or off?  Did the dark stranger also have a gun?  One thing he knew for sure.  He could shoot if he had to.

Phillip stepped closer to the balcony door to investigate.  He heard a blood curdling scream and the burly stranger bolted back into the room from the balcony.  He was short, but stocky and muscular with skin as black as the night sky.  His short, kinky hair looked like a skull cap on his over-sized head.   

“Not another step,” Phillip commanded like a television hero.  “I will shoot you.  Trust me on that.”  He barely recognized his own voice, but he planted his feet firmly, stretched to his full height, and felt in total control.

He wondered where Mobin was but resisted the temptation to look toward the balcony and stared straight into the bloodshot eyes of the threatening man before him.  He wondered how long he could keep this man at gun point.  Surely, Detective Boro and the police officers would come looking for him before long. 

Neither of them moved for what seemed like a long time.  Then, suddenly, the man lunged at Phillip and Phillip did just what he had warned him he would do.  He lowered the gun slightly and shot him, once in each thigh.  The man screamed and fell to the floor, shouting obscenities and holding his legs up next to his body.  Blood oozed quickly onto the carpet. 

For a few brief seconds, Phillip stared at what he had done.  He felt satisfied he had stopped the man enough to check on Mobin.  He held on to the gun and backed deliberately toward the balcony as Detective Boro burst into the room, followed by a support team of uniformed officers.  

What happens to Phillip?  Who is Mobin?  Why is the poor mission so important?  CORPORATE PRINCE waits for you as an ebook on amazon.com or The Kindle Store.  Don’t miss the rest of Phillip’s story.