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."

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

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

"Great. You're the best."

Winter" production team and find a way to get Liliana a part.

saw Amara moving to the Everly house, where she buried herself in

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

shooting arrived. Amara hailed a cab to the set, where Cedric

the lead roles are here. You have

Amara had met her once and wasn't particularly impressed, but since Stella was cast as

set, she saw a striking woman with red lips, smiling at her and Cedric. Amara

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 the

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

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

a good fit, Amara was hesitant. The thought

pushed her to thoroughly review Liliana's acting clips, leading her to conclude that Liliana wasn't suitable for Isabella's role. Thus,

the lead role reverted to