Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 186

Amara was speechless. So, was that what he cared about, the label of being a husband?

Torn, she had a million reasons not to sleep with Finnian. For starters, she was pregnant, and the doctor had advised against intimacy in the first trimester. Then there was the matter of her principles; she wasn't exactly a prude, but she wasn't into casual flings either.

And yet, despite all this, there was an unsettling thought that terrified her: if it were Finnian, she might not say no.

It wasn't just because they'd done it before. It was because it was Finnian. The very idea made her nervous, afraid that the feelings she'd tried so hard to bury would surface again, leading her down a path she feared she couldn't come back from.

Her fingers clutched the sheets, her heart racing with indecision. What was she supposed to do now?

Finnian, meanwhile, had moved closer, his lips brushing against her skin as he started to pull at her clothes with his teeth. The room was dark, the only light coming from the living room, casting a soft glow over them.

He was tense, like a bowstring pulled taut, and as he moved, a drop of sweat fell onto her skin. For over twenty years, Finnian had never imagined intimacy could be so wonderful. He'd always been repulsed by women's body, but touching Amara had changed that. It had left him with a pleasant memory, one that seemed to make everything feel right.

Grasping her chin, he studied her face before leaning in for a kiss. It didn't last long, and when he pulled back, his eyes filled with a certain intensity.

"Did you ever sleep with Keith?" he asked suddenly.

"no", but she wasn't a virgin, and Finnian might find out soon enough. What was

already assuming they'd go through

but she really didn't want this. For the first time, she

"Can't answer?"

it was fixed on her eyes.

toyed with

really

het sant-had Keith

the inexplicable danger in stare, Amara

slight

his

looked at the

"Mr. Everly, does it really

Did it?

the same question. It shouldn't have mattered, yet somehow

"Mr. Everly."