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!"

long, was almost at her feet. Behind

in a panic, she backed into the corner, hitting the sharp edge of the

the rush of steam hit him, and rushed inside without a

heart nearly stopped, not from fear of the snake, but because

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,

with

his eyelashes, tickling slightly. The sudden action disoriented Finnian further. He already struggled to see in the fog of the bathroom, and the feel of her warm palm on his face made him sway. He lost his Balance and they both tumbled

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

the situation, Finnian immediately asked, "Did you hurt yourself? Are

Amara still

unwittingly Ĉ until his hands met her waist, which seemed soft and tenderly smooth, and barely grasped if there wasn't

turned instantly aflame as