Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 540

Chapter 540 Home Again

Tessa didn't have afternoon classes, so she went with Avery back to the villa.

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The moment they pushed open the gate, the sound of a guitar drifted out from inside the house-it was their breakout hit. The chords were a little clumsy, but there was a stubborn edge to them, a refusal to let go.

Avery froze in place. He glanced at Tessa, and when their eyes met, they both smiled.

He knew now-those waiting for him to come home had never left.

The second the front door swung open, the guitar stopped cold.

Steven sat frozen on the couch, guitar still in his arms. The other three had snacks in hand, but everything was suspended midair. Four pairs of eyes locked on the doorway, like statues paused mid-motion.

"So..." Avery scratched his head, dragging the words out. "I'm home."

No one said a thing. The room was so silent they could hear the wind brushing past the windows. Steven's fingers hovered just above the strings, knuckles white from gripping too hard.

Avery took a deep breath and raised his voice. "I talked to my dad. I don't have to deal with the corps anymore. And-"

to Steven, eyes glinting with uncontainable

Steven shot

with a thud, but he

disbanding," Avery repeated, stepping forward to clap a hand on Steven's shoulder. "I was an ass. I said awful things. I'm

the tallest bandmate charged over and hooked

you have

a punch to the back-eyes red,

sniffed, turned, and picked up his

note was wildly off-key-and it made

glared at them, eyes welling up. "Get over

others yanked him. into a hug. Four grown men stood tangled together in the middle of the living room. No one said a word, but their heartbeats echoed louder and louder-as

leaned on the doorway, watching

away, leaving the space to the ones who had just

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Chapter 540 Home Again

next morning. Tessa headed straight to

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at this-Is Avery Band falling apart?' 'Can we get an official

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