Mystery Bride's Revenge (Selina)

Chapter 9

The first guy had a classic surfer look, complete with untanned skin and a laid-back grin, while his brother had a more low-key, cool vibe. Dressed to the nines in their rocker best, they both rocked long hair and some stylish ear piercings.

"Hey, you must be Selina. I'm Thomas Cooper, lead singer and guitar guy. And that's my younger brother Luke, the one on bass Lydia's tokl us all about you, so let's see what you've got. We're all rooting for you. Thomas said with a smile that lit up the room. Luke just gave a subele nod as his bello.

Selina

et this show on the road.

shot back a nod and said, "Cool to meet you both. I'm all in. Let's get

Lydia clapped to grabs everyone's attention. "Right, let's rock it, people. We've got 20 minutes to bring it all together, so let's make it count and blow the roof off this place, got it!"

The opening act's set wrapped up, leaving a fifteen-minute break before The Rose was up. Starlight Club was buzzing with energy after that killer opener.

was starting to worry. "Hey, what's taking Kevin so long! And where the heck is Selina? I'm so worried. You think we should check on them?" Timothy took a casual sip of his

was uneasy though. If Kevin had scored, he'd have been back by

Rose hit the stage, the place erupted with

couldn't quite see who was who in the dim light, just chatting with folks around

on Since when does Selina play with The Rose?" He had watched The Rose's shows before, and the guitarist was never Selina. Maybe the regular guitarist had an emergency, and Selina was just filling in for now. It seemed impossible for her to actually

Selinat She can't embarrass herself like this." Ashley's concern was dripping with insincerity. It made sense now. Selina cut ties with the Harvey family and got into Starlight Chib because she joined The Rose, who was getting popular,

no one will book them again" He didn't think Selina could really play. To him, she was just a nobody; all looks, no talent. The idea of marrying her disgusted him like bugs on his skin. If he had to choose someone from the family circle, it'd be Ashley every time. Selina should have stayed out of the picture for good. Timothy had been stressed about Selina causing drama with her return, But Ashley told him Selina was leaving

up again. Now she's with two guys for money?" Ashley said it loud enough for others to hear. Timothy's friends looked entertained and started whispering. The Harvey family's heiress, gone for twenty-one years, now with rock stars for

band's set roared to life with electric guitar riffs that filled the

head bowed, was lost in the music, each note alive

stage, outshining the twins and going toe-to-toe with

leading it with the swagger of a superstar. Ashley was seething. This was not how it was supposed to go. She'd been ready to film Selina's Failure and show it to the Harvey family, to prove Selina was out of