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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 · Urbano
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131 Chs

Shattered Alliances

When the smoke cleared, a chaotic scene emerged. The sharp smell of explosives filled the air, and shards of glass sparkled on the floor like scattered stars. Avery's heart raced as she tried to understand what had happened. The explosion echoed in her ears.

 

"Dad!" she shouted, struggling against Lucas and Damien's hold. "Where's my dad?"

 

Lucas squeezed her hand tightly. "We really have to move, Avery. None of this is safe here."

 

Damien looked around the room, checking for dangers. "He's right. We need to leave now."

 

Avery fought back tears as they dragged her away from the ruined safe house. She thought about her father's last words, "I'm sorry, Avery." What was he sorry for? What was he going to tell her about her mother?