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    When Tessa said she''d be back for Christmas, Landonmply gave a quiet "Mm" in response, offering nothing more.


    Ysabel shot him a surprised look.


    If this were the old days, Landon would''ve already asked to tag along with Tessa


    to Falindale; now, he hadn''t said a word. That wasn''t normal-not at all.


    And sure enough, back then, Landon would''ve jumped at any excuse to be around Tessa.


    But right now, he had something more important to handle-nning her eighteenth birthday.


    Tessa''s birthday was just a few days after Christmas. It would be the first time he celebrated it with her; of course he had to go


    all out.


    Even though, like Ysabel, Tessa hadn''t awakened her wolf yet, her eighteenth birthday was still a major milestone. He was determined to give her a celebration she''d never forget.


    After dropping Ysabel off at the Thorne Residence, Landon finally turned to Tessa. "Where to?"


    "To the Avery Band vi. The address is at Apartment One."


    She''d promised earlier to treat them to a meal. Now that exams were over, she finally had time.


    Besides, she hadn''t forgotten-Landon still had the person who''d hurt Steven locked up. It was time to deal with that...


    "Alright."


    Knowing she nned to handle the Steven situation today, Landon naturally insisted on going with her.


    "Mr. Thorne, you don''t have to stay with me the whole time."


    She could handle this on her own.


    "Mm."


    Landon started the car and drove straight to Apartment One.


    Steven was thrilled to see Tessa arrive.


    "Tessa, you''re finally here! Come on, let me give you a tour of our base."


    "Sure."


    Tessa didn''t turn down Steven''s enthusiasm.


    Steven eagerly pulled her away, leaving Landon alone in the living room.


    The space wasrge, styled in a casualyout with clearly defined zones.


    Avery, seeing the man who was constantly glued to Tessa''s side, scowled. "We''ve already brought the guy


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    Landon nced at him-clearly hostile-and calmly sat down on the lounge sofa. "I came with her. You think I''d leave her alone here with a bunch of guys like you?"


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    "You..." Avery choked. "We''ve been her friends for years Who even are you to her? You don''t trust us? We don''t trust you either!"


    Landon friend."


    gave a slight smile, his voiceced with childish provocation. "You''re just her friends. I''m her boy-


    "What? No way!" Avery blew up.


    Tessa-someone that cold and distant-had a boyfriend? He hadn''t even had a chance to confess yet... Landon nced at Avery''s outburst withzy amusement. "If you don''t believe me, go ask her yourself."


    Tessa had no idea about the conversation happening downstairs. Right then, she was following Steven through the halls as he showed her a room they''d prepared just for her.


    "Tessa, ever since you left, no matter where we go, we always save a room for you."


    Steven pushed open the door.


    Inside, the decor was unmistakably her style.


    It even held many of her old belongings


    "At first, I couldn''t understand why you left. All this-our captain set it up for you."


    The captain always seemed cold and aloof, but deep down, he was incredibly sentimental.


    Tessa gently touched the old drum set she used to y


    She really did miss those days.


    "Steven... thank you."


    Tessa pondered. Thank you, for always standing by my side. Thank you, for never thinking of leaving me behind.


    Steven''s cheeks flushed bright red.


    "Tessa, why are you being so formal all of a sudden? That''s not like you; it''s weirding me out, you know?"


    "Alright, alright—I''m here today to deal with what happened at thest concert. Let''s go."


    The second she brought it up, Steven looked a little uneasy.


    "Tessa... let''s just drop it, okay? My hand''s fine now. There''s no need to pursue it any further..."


    Tessa frowned and cut him off. "I told you I''d make this right. I don''t care who''s behind it. As long as I''m here, you''ve got nothing to be afraid of."


    Hearing her stand up for him like that moved Steven deeply-but when he thought about who was behind it all, he couldn''t help but worry Tessa might get hurt.


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    "But it was Evan who ordered it-do you know who Evan is?"


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    Evan-major shareholder of SkyEcho Entertainment and alpha of Thornbane


    Pack. He wasn''t someone to cross lightly.


    "Yeah, I know," Tessa said, unfazed. "So what?"


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