Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 64

After a long day, Amara was exhausted. She planned to take a quick shower, so she squeezed out some body wash and quickly lathered it over her skin, intending to rinse it off without much fuss.

Suddenly, a hissing sound came from the corner of the shower.

Amara glanced over and saw a green snake, about as thick as her thumb, coiled up in the corner. Its triangular head was raised, flicking its tongue in her direction, and it started slithering towards her.

Amara had always been terrified of snakes and other creepy crawlies. This sight nearly made her sour scatter.

Her heart almost leaped out of her chest as she let out a scream loud enough to shake the house and bolted for the door.

Meanwhile, hearing the commotion, Finnian leaped out of bed and dashed to the bathroom door, pounding on it urgently. "Amara, are you okay? Open the door!"

But the snake, nearly three feet long, was almost at her feet. Behind her was the menacing snake, and in front of her was Finnian, who was

a panic, she backed into the corner, hitting the sharp edge of the wall. She cried out

didn't hesitate. He kicked the door open, feeling the rush of steam

the misty haze, he bumped into Amara. Her heart nearly stopped, not from fear of the snake, but because of Finnian and where he had accidentally touched

had no time to worry about that. As the steam began to clear with the open door, she realized Finnian's face would soon become visible, and consequently,

Finnian's eyes with her hand, exclaiming, "Don't

action disoriented Finnian further. He already struggled to see in the fog of the bathroom, and the feel of her

her bones protest from the impact, and she cried out in pain, tears springing to

immediately asked, "Did you

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