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."

you know about the 'Whispers of Winter' project? I really want to be in it. The director had initially picked me

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

"Great. You're the best."

team and find a way to get Liliana a part. The name

saw Amara moving to the Everly house, where she buried herself in her room rewriting scripts, rarely

early starts and late returns, making it nearly impossible for them

Amara hailed a cab to the set, where Cedric greeted her with enthusiasm and pulled

roles are here. You have to

in the business for a few years without much fanfare. Amara had met her once and wasn't particularly impressed, but since Stella was cast as the character

set, she saw a striking woman with red lips, smiling at her and Cedric. Amara was taken aback. Wasn't that

some acting abroad for a couple of years. She will be playing

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

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

when Cedric initially asked if Liliana was a good fit,

to thoroughly review Liliana's acting 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 truly didn't fit the

now, how had the lead role