Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 14

Finnian had just finished his soup when he walked over and asked, "Hey, what's up with you?"

Amara shook her head. "I'm fine."

She spoke without meeting Finnian's eyes, and then she worriedly headed upstairs.

Watching her retreating figure, Finnian furrowed his brows. What's going on with her? She'd been distracted ever since earlier.

Back in her room, Amara scrolled through her contacts and found Keith, someone she hadn't been in touch with for ages.

When she checked Keith's Facebook, she noticed she was blocked. No wonder she hadn't seen any updates from him in so long. Amara couldn't help but laugh wryly at the situation.

Later that evening, Finnian was on his way back to the office for a late meeting when he received a call from Liliana.

"Hey, Finn."

without overdoing it. "Do you know about the 'Whispers of Winter' project? I really want to be in it. The

delve into the details, but since she wanted it, he simply said, "Don't worry about it. I'll handle

"Great. You're the best."

get Liliana a part. The name of the project seemed oddly familiar to him. Had he heard it somewhere before, or

to the Everly house, where she buried

and late returns, making it nearly impossible for them to cross paths, much to the

to the set, where

for the lead roles are here.

business for a few years without much fanfare. Amara had met her once and wasn't

she saw a striking woman with red lips, smiling at her and

Liliana. She graduated from the Film Academy, modeled during college, and even did some acting abroad for a couple of years. She will be playing Isabella,

with tension. "Wasn't it supposed to be Stella? Why did it change

in front of others, but seeing Liliana's smug demeanor and the

a good fit, Amara was hesitant. The thought of Liliana starring in

Liliana wasn't

now, how had the