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?"

her ground against Elowen recently, and just when he thought she was starting to toughen up,

wasn't some terrifying monster. Why did she feel the need to keep

puzzled by

was far less

hide me when you met up with your

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

"That friend is

be kept private, and you need to

sentence for her. Amara paused, and then nodded. "Yeah, that's

She genuinely believed her

was sound. Even

Finnian, as a top-tier celebrity, his

be

weren't wrong at all, but when Finnian said

you couldn't

the crux of his frustration, his voice simmering with

aren't we? Do you really think I'd go

On the surface, what he said seemed fair, but she was quick

know it's not that simple. We're not a