Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 58

Amara thought for a moment and then confessed, "I was just having dinner with a friend from the film crew, but he had to leave suddenly, so I continued on my own.

My friend's an acting artist, and has to keep the social connections under wraps. I didn't want others to know about us, so I lied without thinking."

Her tone was sincere, and her explanation seemed reasonable enough, but Finnian sensed something was off. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "So your friend is a man?"

Amara initially wanted to say it was a female friend, thinking it would cause less fuss. But then she recalled something—how had Finnian found her place so accurately? Did he know something she didn't?

With this in mind, she decided not to lie and responded while nodding, "Yes."

Then she shifted her tone, demanding, "How did you know I live here?"

"I had Will look it up," Finnian replied, his voice calm and matter-of-fact, as if he saw nothing wrong with his actions. "I need to ensure your safety."

Amara pressed her lips. It wasn't her safety Finnian was looking out for—it was probably Kevin's concern. "Are you going to continue with the meal?"

He turned and glanced at the dishes in front of them

said, "Can I

aback. "You want to dine with

meeting her gaze. "Is

get you some fresh

to the kitchen, puzzled as to why Finnian wanted to join her

retreat, Finnian's gaze darkened slightly. For some reason he

a special allure, something that occasionally crossed his

wasn't as if her culinary skills matched those of a five-star restaurant chef-he didn't

much. So why was he so taken with Amara's

handing Finnian the cutlery, explaining

began

making his way through

glanced at

face.

"I'm almost full, and it's

it was a flimsy excuse. Hence, he asked, "Do you take your mask off when