Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 32

At that moment, she looked at him. Her eyes were large and bright, yet imbued with a deep sadness. She quickly lowered her gaze.

It was such a simple gesture, but on his way back home, Finnian couldn't stop replaying that scene in his mind, like a song stuck on repeat.

He closed his eyes, trying to push away the jumble of thoughts that had taken over his mind. Just then, his phone rang. He answered it with a curt, "What's up?"

"Finn," came Liliana's soft voice. "Do you have time this evening? Let's have dinner together."

"I'll pass. I'm not hungry," Finnian replied, his voice distant.

about tomorrow then? I really want to

loosened his tie, his tone remaining indifferent. "We'll see

into his work, but his stomach growled, reminding him that he'd barely eaten at lunchtime, and now

he noticed it was Friday. Amara usually brought him a pot of clam chowder or a hearty beef stew on Fridays. He could almost taste the rich flavors in his memory, which only

clutching a set of

she and Finnian weren't officially divorced yet, making it still legally their shared

of a trek from the film set, so she quickly rented a fully furnished apartment nearby. She could just move in without

the electronic lease, she tidied up a

had an unsettling feeling like someone was following her.

she rented was in an older building with a faded exterior and lax security.

footsteps behind her continued, mirroring her pace. When she sped up, so did they. When she slowed down, they followed suit, clinging to her like a

The stairwell was narrow, and the landlord had mentioned the apartment across from hers was vacant. If something happened, no