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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

Shadows of the Puppet Master

The huge form of darkish strength loomed over Blackthorn institution, its roar rattling the ground below their ft. Avery and her buddies stood company, prepared to tackle this new challenge head-on.

"Any thoughts?" Lucas screamed over the noise.

before any of us should reply, tendrils of darkness rushed out from the beast, wrapping round pupils and school alike. those touched by way of the darkness dropped to the ground, their eyes glazing over as though in a trance.

"it's controlling them!" Zara shrieked, ducking a tendril.

Damien's face paled. "No," he muttered, awareness dawning in his eyes. "It can not be."

The creature's form solidified, revealing a horrific puppet-like figure with glaring pink eyes. Its stare remained on Damien, and a terrifying chuckle resonated over the campus.

"good day, little Puppet grasp," the beast hissed. "Did you miss me?"