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."

her words, adding a playful, almost flirtatious tone without overdoing it. "Do you know about the 'Whispers of Winter' project? I really want to be in it. The director had initially picked me during auditions, but

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

"Great. You're the best."

and find 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 scripts, rarely stepping

with early starts and late returns, making it nearly impossible

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

for the lead roles are here. You have to

once and wasn't particularly impressed,

smiling at her

modeled during college, and even did some acting abroad for a couple of

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

question to be asked in front of others, but seeing Liliana's smug demeanor and the gleam of triumph in

be told, when Cedric initially asked if Liliana was a good fit, Amara was hesitant. The thought of Liliana

wasn't suitable

now, how had the lead role reverted to