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.

now was figuring out how to navigate life

bright

saw a message from Cedric Zade, [We've cast the lead actress. She's a new starlet this year.

was a professional screenwriter, and her latest script, "Whispers of Winter", was about to begin filming. Casting was

photo and stared at the image of a gorgeous woman with cascading curls. It was

convulsed, her phone nearly slipping out of

on the other side of the bed. It was his personal phone without any trade secret contained, which wasn't set to hide notifications. Amara couldn't help but see Liliana's

were having a child? An overwhelming sharp pain spread across her

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

the blanket tightly to hide her red-rimmed eyes. Even as she tried to

lip, fighting back the urge to

mark was left behind. Finnian had only asked out of courtesy. Seeing

She didn't look back, pretending to be engrossed in her own phone, though her vision

into the bathroom, splashing water on her face, forcing herself to stay

acting is decent, but she doesn't quite match the