Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 5

Amara clutched the blanket tightly, her voice barely above a whisper. "I thought you tossed it away."

She didn't dare glance at Finnian's face, sensing his surprise through the heavy silence that hung in the air. Then came his voice, a slight lilt at the end. "It's good, why would I do that?"

Amara pressed her lips together, staying silent. Every time she had tried to bring him a meal, he'd refuse to see her. She'd even witnessed his assistant tossing out the food she'd lovingly prepared.

"Why so quiet?"

Finnian's voice broke the silence, as deep and resonant as a cello in the night.

"It's nothing. Let's just sleep," Amara murmured back.

There was no point in dwelling on why Finnian might have drunk the soup she made. They were heading for a divorce, after all, and fussing over these things wouldn't change a thing.

figuring out how to navigate

bright and

on the nightstand. Instinctively, she reached out and saw a message from Cedric Zade, [We've cast the lead actress. She's a new

of Winter", was about to begin filming. Casting was

curls. It was none other than Liliana, Finnian's first love, whom she'd seen at

her phone nearly slipping out of her

personal phone without any trade secret contained, which wasn't set to hide notifications. Amara couldn't help but see Liliana's message flash

They were having a child?

bang, and Finnian emerged, a towel wrapped around his waist, steam rising off his freshly showered

away, her fingers gripping the blanket tightly to hide her red-rimmed eyes. Even as she tried to keep

back the urge to choke up and replied steadily, "I'm

behind. Finnian had only asked out of courtesy. Seeing her dismiss the question, he picked up

was doing. She didn't look back, pretending to be engrossed in her

bathroom, splashing water

doesn't quite match the