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."

stretching out her words, adding a playful, almost flirtatious tone without overdoing it. "Do you know about the 'Whispers of Winter' project? I

it,

"Great. You're the best."

instructed Will to get in touch with the "Whispers of Winter" production team 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 figment of his

days saw Amara moving to the Everly house, where she

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

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

the lead roles are here. You

years without much fanfare. Amara had met her once and wasn't particularly impressed, but since Stella was cast as

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

during college, and even did some acting abroad for a couple of years. She will be playing

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

of others, but seeing Liliana's smug demeanor and the gleam of triumph in her

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

work ethic pushed her to thoroughly review Liliana's acting clips, leading her to conclude that Liliana wasn't suitable for

how had the lead role