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.

next to Timothy, 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 drink "Nah, they're not

had scored,

when The Rose hit the stage, the

was who in the dim light, just chatting with folks around about the band.

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

insincerity. It made sense now. Selina cut

at Starlight Club, 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

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

band's set roared to life with electric

was lost in the music, each

the stage, outshining the twins and going toe-to-toe with Lydia. During rehearsal,

more than a sellout. Now, everyone could see she wasn't bringing the band down, she was 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 the family