Chapter 380 Not Just Anyone


    By the time they sent Nathan off, it was already past two in the afternoon.


    With that huge problem out of the way, Tessa finally had a moment to breathe. She wandered the streets alone for a while, then thought of Avery-he probably hadn''t gone home either. So she swung by the vi where he and the band stayed.


    The rest of the band had all gone home for Christmas Eve, but Avery''s rtionship with his family was...plicated. He''d always resisted going back.


    Tessa knew the gate code and let herself in.


    Sure enough, as soon as she stepped inside, she heard rock music sting from upstairs. Tessa instantly knew-Avery still hadn''t gone home.


    She followed the sound to the practice room, opened the door, and found Avery alone, working on music. He was ying the new song she had just written.


    Tessa walked in and sat down on the floor, listening to him y. As expected, Avery understood her better than anyone-he captured exactly what she wanted to express with that piece.


    Avery didn''t look surprised to see her. Once he finished ying, he asked, "Well? Did it feel the way you imagined?"


    "Yeah, it did. You''ve always been the one who gets me best."


    Avery said nothing. He just opened two bottles of cocktail, handed her one, and sat down across from her with the other.


    "What brings you here?" he asked. Honestly, he''d thought no one in the world even remembered he existed tonight.


    "What''s with the melodrama?" That wasn''t like him at all.


    "It''s nothing,” Avery said, making a tiny gesture with his fingers. "Just felt a little lonely. Just a tiny bit."


    Tessa took a sip of the cocktail andughed.


    "Alright, Avery. I came just to check on you. If you''ve got nowhere to go tonight,e to my ce."


    Though, honestly, the only person in that house she even acknowledged was the old man.


    "Sure," Avery said without hesitation. Since she offered, how could he say no?


    "Then grab your stuff and let''s go. But you know what my house is like-don''t go looking for warmth or anything."


    Her family didn''t do warmth.


    Avery chuckled. "I''ll just chat with the old man."


    As long as she was there, nothing else mattered.


    And so, on that Christmas Eve, Avery showed up at the Sinir family home.


    Chapter 380 Not Just Anyone


    The old man was visibly surprised to see Tessa bring someone home.


    He didn''t know much about the werewolf entertainment scene, so he didn''t recognize Avery.


    "Good evening, sir. I''m Tessa''s friend. My name''s Avery."


    "Nice to meet you. Make yourself at home, no need to be formal." The old man was genuinely happy Tessa rarely brought anyone over, let alone a friend.


    While the old man didn''t know who Avery was, Winona certainly did. She was one of his fans.


    She never imagined her idol would turn out to be Tessa''s friend-let alone spend Christmas Eve at their house.


    "Avery, hi! I''m Winona. I really love your music!" Winona finally couldn''t hold it in.


    "Thanks." With Winona, Avery slipped right back into his usual cold and distant demeanor-a stark contrast to how he acted with Tessa.


    And just like that, Winona was sulking again.


    Why did every guy she liked end up liking Tessa?


    What was so special about her?


    Seeing her expression darken, Cedric pulled her aside.


    "Winona, the whole family''s together tonight. Don''t start anything, alright?" Winona felt wronged.


    "Ever since we were kids, I''ve always been the most well-behaved and outstanding one in the Sinir family. So why does everyone like Tessa instead?"


    Cedric''s heart ached a little seeing her like that, He gently patted her head. "Stopparing yourself to Tessa. It''ll only make you feel worse."


    Tessa was a genius. Even the International Werewolf Medical Organization wanted her. There was no way she was just some ordinary person. And her boyfriend-was Alpha Landon.\


    Would someone like Landon fall for just anyone?


    That alone said it all-Tessa wasn''t just anyone.


    All these years, their prejudice had driven her away. They hadn''t just lost a family member-they''d lost one of the most powerful assets the pack had seen in a century.


    If only he''d trusted her back then, stood by her side... maybe things would be different now.


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