Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 76

Finnian was already fuming because Amara had hidden him away, and her latest remark did nothing to soothe his temper.

"Make it up?"

He let out a cold chuckle, his demeanor dropping a few degrees. Amara was taken aback, not understanding why he was even angrier now.

She figured she had indeed wronged him earlier, so she apologized immediately. Wasn't that the polite thing to do? Why wasn't he satisfied?

"Yeah, I know what I did was out of line."

Amara had this habit of becoming overly apologetic when she knew she was in the wrong, as if saying sorry a hundred times could magically erase the other person's anger.

Not that she would actually do that it would be an excessive humility.

After a moment's thought, she offered, "I know I didn't handle it properly. If there's anything you need as compensation, just let me know."

Finnian's dark expression deepened. "Do you treat everyone this politely?"

been observing Amara standing her ground against Elowen recently, and just when he thought she was starting to toughen up, she turned all meek

him off by hiding him away, but he wasn't some terrifying monster. Why did she feel the need to keep

puzzled by his question.

she was far less formal. But Finnian wasn't

did you hide me when

her further on her character, opting instead to omit the topic

"That friend is a celebrity.

life needs to be kept private, and

the sentence for her. Amara paused, and

She genuinely believed her

sound.

no beef with Finnian, as a top-tier celebrity,

to be kept under

weren't wrong at all, but when Finnian said it, it sounded

you couldn't tell

crux of his frustration, his voice simmering

in this, aren't we? Do you really think

he said seemed fair, but she was quick enough

we both know it's not that simple. We're not a typical married couple