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The Don's Heir: A Campus Underworld

Seeking a fresh start, Avery Chen, the abandoned daughter of a well-known mafia lord, enrolls in a top university. Rather, she discovers she is in the middle of a dangerous network of academics and criminal activities. Avery draws the attention of campus golden boy Lucas Sterling as she is bullied for her family ties but she politely denies his interest. Expert assassin Avery pays for her schooling by means of high-stakes operations. Her world meets Lucas's when she finds out he is in charge of a competitor criminal group. As Lucas and his estranged brother Damien come to see Avery could be the key to bringing their disparate groups together, Avery must negotiate her feelings, her mission, and the dangerous underground of college organized crime. Avery battles to find the truth about her father's desertion and create her own path, therefore her particular abilities both help and hinder her. Will Avery be swallowed by the criminal underworld in a society where loyalties shift like sand?

Aaron_Joshua_6501 · Urban
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143 Chs

Echoes of Destiny

The fiery message in the sky dissipated, leaving Avery, Lucas, and Damien staring at the empty blue expanse. The swarm of scholars gradually dispersed, their heated talk receding into the background. 

"What does it mean?" Lucas asked, his voice taut with concern. Avery shook her head, her thoughts whirling."I don't know, but I have a feeling we're about to find out."As if on cue, Avery's phone rang in her mind. She took it out, her heart skipping a beat when she saw the frequenter ID UNKNOWN. With pulsing galettes, she responded."Hello?" 

 

"Avery." The voice on the other line was deep and familiar, sending a thrill through her whole body."It's time we talked." 

 

" Dad?" Avery muttered, her voice barely audible. Lucas and Damien exchanged astonished looks as Avery barely responded to the voice on the other end of the phone.