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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?

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Shadows of the City

Avery's fritters quivered as she inserted the device Damien had given her into her laptop. The group crowded together, the pressure strong in the air. As the lines loaded, a rustle sounded across the room. 

"This can not be real," Lucas said, his face blanched. 

But it was Runner after runner of sensitive documents, security footage, and financial records formed a picture far more ominous than any of them had anticipated. Blackthorn was more than simply a university; it was a hub in a massive felonious network spanned the world. 

"We need to go deeper," Avery murmured, her voice firm despite the anxiety brewing in her gut However, if we are to halt this, we must first grasp how everything works in the workshop. 

Elena jounced grimly "I have ties in the megacity People who operate in the dark. They might be able to help us navigate this demiworld."