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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 Strings Unravel

The air crackled with pressure as Avery stood at the edge of Nexus Prime, her heart beating with expectation. After weeks of intense training, she had perfected her abilities beyond what she would have imagined possible. It was time to return and confront the mastermind. Elowen approached, her ethereal presence settling Avery's nerves."Flashback, child," she murmured aloud. "Your strength comes from within. Believe in yourself, and reality will bow to your will.

Avery jounced, grateful for the direction. With a deep breath, she focused her energies on the crooked image of Blackthorn where she had last seen Lucas and Damien. The air around her lustered, bending reality to her will.

"Good luck," Kairo said, his deep voice tinged with concern."And flashback, goods may not be as they feel."