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.

want to see

his tone remaining indifferent.

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

Amara usually brought him a pot of clam chowder or a hearty beef stew on Fridays. He could almost taste the rich

clutching a set of keys, and headed to an

still had the Autumn Ridge house, she and Finnian weren't officially divorced yet, making it still legally their shared home. She couldn't

a trek from the film set, so she quickly rented a fully furnished apartment nearby. She could just move

signing the electronic lease, she

an unsettling feeling like someone was following her. It was a subtle sensation,

with a faded exterior and lax security. As dusk fell,

sped up, so did they. When she

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