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.

then? I really want to see you,"

tone remaining indifferent. "We'll

him that he'd barely eaten at lunchtime, and now it was well past

was Friday. Amara usually brought him a pot of clam chowder or a hearty beef stew

Amara had just left the real estate office, clutching a set of keys, and headed

divorced yet, making it

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

and signing the electronic lease, she tidied up

Amara had an unsettling feeling like someone was following her. It was a subtle sensation, but it

faded exterior and lax security. As dusk fell, a chill ran down her spine, and she picked

so did they. When she slowed down, they followed suit, clinging to her like

toward her apartment on the second floor. The stairwell was narrow, and the landlord had mentioned the apartment across from hers was