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."

into the building where he lived, Keith had assumed she was finally coming

as she headed up the stairs. It turned out they both lived in the

their doors, Keith grabbed her arm again and said in an assertive tone, "You hit me for no reason today. I need compensation, why don't

her eyes as she unlocked her door and replied in the way she was used to when they were kids. "Fine, fine. It's not like I'll

a grin, Keith followed her inside, and they ended up in the kitchen, washing vegetables together. Just then, Amara's phone buzzed. She glanced at the screen, surprised to see Will's name, and answered, "Hey,

have a moment? Mr. Everly is hungry, and he really enjoyed the clam chowder you made before. Could you

speechless. Finnian wanted her

Finnian must have hinted at wanting her food, or Will wouldn't have made such a

momentarily stunned, unsure of how to respond. Keith, on the other hand, snatched the