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.

replayed the recording over and over, his brows furrowing deeper with each

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

Elsewhere, after shooing Liliana out of the break room, that familiar wave of nausea hit Amara again. She had already emptied her stomach earlier, and now with nothing

a bolt. It was already the 19th of the month, and her period was late

mostly with bouts of nausea, and

been intimate at the family home, but they hadn't used protection, and she'd forgotten to take the

signs pointed to a consequence she wasn't ready to face, and as Amara stood at the bathroom doorway, a

would accompany her to the

hour later, Amara left

of the road, she clutched a thin pregnancy test

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

Elysia texted her, [Ama, sorry I missed

replied, [What happened? Are you hurt? Where are

home now, still arguing with