Alpha Amanda's Love Adventure (By Aurora Grey) novel Chapter 188

Chapter 188 Seven’s Concern

Chapter 188 Seven’s Concern

Amanda’s POV:

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I barely took a few steps before that voice came again. Steady. Direct. “You wrote Alan’s new song, didn’t you?”

My heart dropped. I stopped right there and turned.

Seven stood under a nearby streetlight. His denim jacket looked worn, almost gray. He didn’t move. His eyes stayed locked on mine. His voice didn’t waver. It wasn’t a guess. It was a fact.

I didn’t say anything. I lowered my gaze. The silence said everything.

That song’s tone was too obvious. The rhythm of the verses. The hook in the chorus. All of it screamed my style.

That sound had been a part of me for years. Anyone who knew me even a little could hear it and know the truth.

Seven stepped closer. The edge in

s voice cracked. His calm finally slipped. “You swore off music. Said you’d never touch it again. Why now?”

I didn’t expect him to find me this fast. But I had already played out this conversation in my head. There was no point dancing around it.

I met his eyes head-on. “I didn’t write the original. I just cleaned up a few rough spots. That doesn’t count.”

He frowned hard. “Avi, that track has your fingerprints all over it. What if people connect the dots? What if they drag up what happened before?”

I curled my fingers without thinking. A smile tugged at the corner of my mouth, but it didn’t touch my eyes. It was cold. Hollow. “I’m done with music. That’ll never change. I only did it this time as a favor for a friend.”

Seven stared at me for a long time. His eyes flickered with emotion. To him, I wasn’t the same girl who used to laugh all the time and lead the team with a grin.

He didn’t speak for a while. Then he finally asked, “If you didn’t want to get involved, then why not hand the opportunity to me?”

I raised both hands slightly. My tone dropped the kindness. It came out flat and sharp.

“Sorry, Seven. It just happened. What happened back then still feels like a splinter buried in my hand. I can’t pretend it’s gone. I can’t go on stage as Avi like nothing ever happened. This was the last time. I’m not doing it again.”

His eyebrows pinched tighter. His voice dropped, more gentle now, almost cautious. “Avi, I know how badly that hurt you. It was never your fault. We all deserved the truth. I believed you. I still do, but-”

“But that belief had strings attached, didn’t it?” I didn’t let him finish. Something slammed into my chest. It

Chapter 188 Seven’s Concern

wasn’t pain. Just pressure.

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“We were on the same team. We had each other’s backs. But whenever I clashed with Wisteria, you always stayed quiet. Every time. That belief you talk about? It never stood with me.”

Seven’s face turned red right away. He opened his mouth, then shut it again. He tried to speak a few more times, but in the end, all he let out were stifled sounds. Nothing real came out.

“Seven,” I said as I looked away. I couldn’t stand to look at him like that. My voice dropped. “We can’t be teammates, let alone friends. Don’t come looking for me again.”

I turned and walked.

Suddenly, his grip clamped down on my wrist. “Avi, she didn’t mean it!” he blurted. His voice shook. “Wisteria’s been talking about you for years. She wants to say sorry. She wants to bring the band back together. She wants what we had. She wants the glory days again.”

Those two words-glory days-stabbed through me like a needle. My chest tightened, and a bitter laugh slipped out. I tore my wrist away. Hard. So hard it even startled me. “Too bad. I’m not interested.”

I threw the words behind me and kept walking. I didn’t glance back. I didn’t stop until his presence faded. Then I took a long breath. The night air carried the smell of grass.

Three years ago, just hearing Wisteria’s name would’ve made me freeze. Now, I was calm.

The betrayal and the lies didn’t sting the same way anymore. Time had worn them down. What Seven said about Wisteria? It felt like a breeze brushing past my coat. No weight. No hold.

Whatever happened back then… we’re square now.

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