Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 266 The Return of the Drummer

As the final beat of the first song faded, Avery pulled the mic from its stand.

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"Thanks to everyone for coming to our concert tonight,” he said. “Let me introduce one of our original members-Taz!"

At those words, Tessa shot him a look. What was he doing? She had no intention of drawing attention to herself, okay?

"You could say, if there hadn't been a Taz, there wouldn't be an Avery Band. Today, because Steven got injured, Taz stepped in. Taz, it's really good to be on stage with you again."

Avery's gaze lingered on her with unmistakable warmth.

The moment his words landed, the crowd erupted into deafening screams.

They'd already been blown away by Taz's performance earlier.

Even though she'd just sat silently behind the drums, every move she made felt like it struck them straight through the chest.

Without even realizing it, they were completely captivated.

"And now," Avery said with a smile, "please enjoy a solo from Taz."

That part had originally been reserved for Steven, but since he couldn't be on stage tonight, Avery deliberately handed the spotlight to Tessa.

Tessa let out a quiet sigh. But she still nodded.

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spent nearly a year with this group-she knew how much they loved this

That can't be. She literally just got pulled on stage a minute ago!" Ysabel

rehearse. She'll nail it." Landon's tone was calm, but there was nothing but unwavering

did. She always

drumsticks in Tessa's hands seemed

hers alone-entirely

piece a long

have been

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doesn't even have lyrics, but it's got

is straight-up explosive. It's

I can't find

Avery Band. They're probably using this concert

beat slammed down, every single light in

arena, Tessa's eyes glowed faintly blue behind her mask-like a lone alpha wolf under the

the lights flared back on, and she was sitting there just as

fleeting moment of visual shock had frozen the entire stadium

the crowd

shook the

utterly obsessed with this mysterious

Seriously, that was insane," Ysabel breathed out,