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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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139 Chs

Threads of Destiny  

Following the conflict, the campus was eerily silent. Smoke lingered in the air, curling into the night like ghostly hands reaching for something misplaced. Avery stood among the remnants, her breathing shallow, each exhale seeming like a struggle against the lethargy seizing her body. Fragments of walls and shattered glass glistened beneath the dim light. Blackthorn College had survived, albeit barely.

Lucas and Russo approached, their expressions a mix of comfort and apprehension. "Avery," Lucas muttered, his eyes examining her for injuries. "You did it." "You stopped them."