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.

recording over and over,

was anything but bright. It felt like he was spiraling into a dark vortex, suffocating and

just before the call went through, he abruptly hung up. Elsewhere, after shooing Liliana out of the break room, that familiar wave of nausea hit Amara again. She had already emptied her stomach

thought struck her like a bolt. It was already the 19th of the month,

off lately, mostly with bouts of nausea, and her appetite had

she and Finnian had been intimate at the family home, but they

a consequence she wasn't ready to face, and as Amara stood at the bathroom doorway, a chill ran through her, unwilling to accept

would accompany her to the hospital, but with no answer, Amara had

later, Amara left the hospital, her face

she clutched a thin pregnancy test result, her heart a whirlwind of

stomach; she couldn't believe she

what her next steps should be. Just then, Elysia texted her, [Ama, sorry I missed your call. I was out on a date

Are you hurt?

home now, still arguing with Dorian. I'm