Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 33

Amara paused at the entrance, her mind replaying the sound she just heard. She blinked, wide-eyed and incredulous.

The next second, someone grabbed her arm and spun her around. The man removed his sunglasses to reveal a pair of angry eyes as he snarled, "Why'd you hit me? That hurt a lot!"

Amara was utterly speechless. She reversed her grip on his arm, pulling him into the empty passageway, and hissed, "Keith, are you out of your mind? Why are you following me?"

She couldn't believe it. The person who had been trailing her was none other than Keith. Despite the years she spent hiding behind her scars, Amara had always been sensitive to unwanted attention, thanks to her striking figure. So naturally, she was furious.

Keith pulled down his mask, his voice defensive. "Who's following you? I'm just heading home. What about you? Why are you here? You don't even live here!"

"I do live here."

Watching Amara walk into the building where he lived, Keith had assumed

why she had rented an apartment here as she headed up the stairs. It turned out they

assertive tone, "You hit me for no reason today. I need compensation,

the way she was used to when they were kids. "Fine, fine. It's not like I'll starve after sharing

vegetables together. Just then, Amara's phone buzzed. She glanced at the screen, surprised to see Will's name, and answered, "Hey,

voice was respectful on the other end. "Do you have a moment? Mr. Everly is hungry, and he really

speechless. Finnian wanted her cooking

didn't outright say it, Finnian must have hinted at wanting her food, or Will wouldn't

other hand, snatched the phone from her and said coldly, "No, she doesn't