Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 88

Liliana's gaze flickered maliciously for a moment before she made up her mind.

She couldn't take it any longer! Leaning in close to Finnian, she whispered, "Finn, I don't want you to defend Amara anymore. Can you do that for me?"

Then she added, "You've been acting strange around Amara lately."

Her words hit Finnian like a bolt of lightning.

He knew he'd been behaving differently around Amara. He had tried to convince himself it was just his imagination, but if even Liliana noticed, did he harbor something else towards Amara? No way!

Liliana's soft hand grasped his wrist, and she moved even closer. Her voice was gentle. "Finn, I never wanted to bring this up, but I just can't hold back anymore.

You've been giving Amara special attention recently, and it scares me. I'm worried about our life changing, and I don't want our baby to suffer. Can you promise that you won't let that happen for the sake of me and the baby?"

eyes dark

purely transactional, just business. There shouldn't be any emotions or complications,

It was time to rein it in. Finnian closed his eyes shortly, repeating Liliana's words to himself over and over,

later, he finally looked up, his eyes turning cold and indifferent, as if

but Finnian had a way of drawing attention wherever he went. His presence was commanding,

around Finnian's and resting her

eyes widened, trembling as she watched

had openly challenged her like this. It felt like being plunged into icy water leaving her

Liliana

carrying Finn's child. Whether

public or not is

and it's not for anyone else to

him, his expression detached. Though he said nothing, Amara felt as

to the core. She wasn't sure if it was sadness or

her trembling. "Ama,