Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 45

Amara glared at Liliana with a searing intensity of resentment.

Liliana stood beside Finnian, her face smug as she glanced back at Amara, knowing Finnian couldn't see her expression.

Finnian, for the moment, let the article issue slide as he turned to Liliana. The mark on her face from the slap had faded considerably, but the traces were still there.

His gaze shifted to Amara, and he spoke chilly, "Amara, if you hit someone, you need to apologize."

The coldness in his voice was unlike anything Amara had ever felt, not even when plunged into icy water. She instinctively wrapped her arms around her trembling shoulders.

want to apologize. She'd been bullied by Liliana, and slapping her felt like justice. Why should she

Finnian on this was futile. He insisted on an apology, and she had no choice.

a dismissive glance before leaving

a crucial scene was being filmed. Amara should have been there,

in the break room like someone wilting away,

the pillow beneath her. After a long while, Amara sat up and

hateful comments. Everything had

walls. She remembered talking to someone about damage control,

had been resolved,

Everly family. Even though the article hadn't mentioned

storm had passed. But what

instigator, causing trouble over a perceived rivalry for Finnian's attention,