Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 29

He grunted, lighting a cigarette with one hand, took a drag, and said, "Didn't expect your wife to be so good at hiding things."

There was a brief pause on the other end, and the voice that came through was noticeably colder. "Neither did I."

"So, what are you planning to do?" Dorian asked, "Confront her?"

"Yeah."

Hearing this, Dorian felt a wave of relief. Finnian had always been way too considerate of his grandparents, so much so that, despite being a skeptic, he had agreed to that ridiculous idea of a marriage of convenience three years ago.

He had always worried that Finnian wouldn't have the heart to divorce Amara because of his elders. Now, seeing Finnian so clear-headed about the situation eased Dorian's concerns.

the other side, Finnian replayed the recording over and

staring out at the clear blue sky, though his mood was anything but bright. It felt like he was spiraling into a dark vortex,

after shooing Liliana out of the break room, that familiar wave of nausea hit Amara again. She had

to leave the bathroom, a sudden thought struck her like a bolt. It was already the 19th of the month, and her period was late

been feeling off lately, mostly with bouts of nausea, and

had been intimate at the family home, but they hadn't used

ready to face, and as Amara stood

a long while, she dialed Elysia's number, hoping her friend would accompany her

Amara left the hospital, her face

the side of the road, she clutched a thin pregnancy test result, her heart a whirlwind of confusion

fingers instinctively brushed over her stomach; she couldn't believe she was pregnant, but there was no denying

the baby, or even what her next steps should be. Just then, Elysia texted her, [Ama, sorry I missed your call. I was

Are you hurt?

home now, still arguing with