Chapter 78

Astria's POV

We arrived at the enormous stadium where the band was scheduled to practice, and immediately I sensed that something was amiss. Helia, Micheala, and Layla appeared extremely tense, but it was Layla's behavior that caught me off-guard. She seemed to be sticking to me like glue, not allowing me any freedom to explore.

"Layla, is something wrong? You, Helia, and Micheala have been acting strangely all morning, and you're being unusually clingy," I inquired, perplexed.

Layla let out a nervous chuckle before replying, "Haha, well... I tend to get really nervous during these rehearsals."

"But during the last party, you were so social and outgoing," I pointed out.

"That was a concert, and it took place at night. It's broad daylight now, and anything can happen. Did you know that some fans once broke into a rehearsal and caused chaos? They messed up everything because we had postponed the concert that day," Layla explained, with a