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

bright and

out and saw a message from Cedric Zade, [We've cast the lead actress.

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

a gorgeous woman with cascading curls. It was none other than Liliana,

body convulsed, her phone nearly slipping out

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 message flash across the screen, [Finn, I'm pregnant. We're

having a child? An overwhelming sharp pain spread across

bang, and Finnian emerged, a towel

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

her lip, fighting back the urge to choke up and replied

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

didn't look back, pretending to be engrossed in her

left the room, and Amara rushed into the bathroom, splashing water on her face, forcing herself

acting is decent, but she doesn't