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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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The Mirror's Edge

Avery's heart pounded as she faced the Architect and her mind-controlled musketeers. The enormous space pulsed with energy, creating an eerie haze over their features. 

 

"What have you done to them?" Avery demanded, her voice booming throughout the enormous room. The Mastermind's lips curled into a malicious smirk." Nothing is infinite yet. They are only insurance, my dear. "To ensure your cooperation."Avery's mind raced, looking for a way out of this unsolvable situation. But before she could react, a brilliant burst of light illuminated the chamber. When it faded, Avery returned to Blackthorn University and stood in the center of the quadrangle as if nothing had happened. She squinted as puzzled scholars mulled over heading to class. The sun shined brightly overhead. Had this all been a dream?