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."

"Do you know about the 'Whispers of Winter' project?

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

"Great. You're the best."

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

the Everly house, where she buried herself in her room rewriting

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

of shooting arrived. Amara hailed a cab to the set,

the lead roles are here. You have

fanfare. Amara had met her once and wasn't particularly impressed, but since Stella was cast as the character she had created,

smiling at her and Cedric. Amara was taken aback. Wasn't that Liliana? What was she doing

graduated from the Film Academy, modeled during college, and even did some acting abroad for a couple of years. She will be playing Isabella, and I'm sure she'll bring

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

in front of others, but seeing Liliana's smug

good fit, Amara was hesitant. The thought

clips, leading her to conclude that Liliana wasn't suitable for Isabella's role. Thus, she had vetoed Liliana's casting primarily because the latter

now, how had the lead