Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 4

At that evening, Amara received a call from Kevin Everly, inviting her over for dinner at the family estate. Without hesitation, she made her way there.

Upon entering the house, she was surprised to see Finnian was also present. It was unusual since he typically made himself scarce whenever she visited, perhaps deliberately avoiding her.-

Ignoring Finnian, she walked straight to Kevin. "Grandpa, I'm here."

"Oh, Ama, there you are! Let me have a look at you," Kevin said, reaching out his hand.

"My friend dropped by earlier with a figurine of St. Nicholas, and I decided to keep it. When are you and Finn going to give me a great-grandchild? I'd love nothing more than to hold one in my arms."

A great-grandchild?

a wave of nausea, which she quickly suppressed.

divorce; there wasn't going to be

I need to

decided it was time to face facts, especially with Finnian there. With resolve, Amara began, "Actually, the two of us have

fit of coughing so violent it seemed like his chest

feeling okay?"

big ol' house is just so empty. Why don't you two stay here for a while? It'll be

was so intense that Amara couldn't bring herself to refuse him outright,

to Finnian. "When are we

approached her with the divorce papers, and they had never discussed it directly

against the doorframe, his face half-shadowed by the light. "Let's wait until Grandpa's medical results are in and

"Alright."

had treated her kindly since she married into the Everly family three years ago. She genuinely cared about his well-being and had

night, under Kevin's watchful eye, they found themselves