Campus Mafia (female centric)

ble lead, visiting dark corners of the city, meeting with shady contacts who spoke in riddles and half-tr

xury of the Vanguard Hotel. The place was an abandoned mansion, its gates rusted and covered in ivy, its walls scarred by time. The k

to make deals in places like this," he explained quietly. "But we need to be careful. This

mination pushing her forward. She

at had been prearranged. Moments later, the door creaked open, revealing a man

eted, his voice c

worth his time. Finally, he spoke, his accent thick but clear. "Zane. I've heard

"I need answers. And you're the

omething darker behind his gaze. "And why should I giv

g you've built. I'm the daughter of the man you worked with-my father had

the silence between them was deafening. Zane

"You have no idea what you're playing with,

tension in the air, the invisible line she was about to c

ow, "then you need to understand the rules. And y