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, his

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

he dialed Amara's number, but just before the call went through, he abruptly hung up. Elsewhere, after shooing Liliana out of the break room, that familiar wave of

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

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

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

face, and as Amara stood at the

while, she dialed Elysia's number, hoping her friend would accompany her to the hospital, but with no answer, Amara had

hour later, Amara left the hospital, her

thin pregnancy test result, her

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

if she should keep the baby, or even what her next steps should be. Just then, Elysia texted her, [Ama, sorry I

Amara quickly replied, [What happened? Are

now, still arguing with Dorian. I'm