Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 200

Amara's cheeks flushed a deep crimson in an instant.

How could Finnian, who always seemed so proper during the day, turn around and say such risqué things at night?

"But you already agreed to the divorce," Amara reasoned as she tried to push Finnian away. "You shouldn't be doing this."

Finnian lifted his head slightly, his eyes a shade of red, though it was too dark for Amara to notice.

"I agreed to the divorce on the condition that you'd spend a night with me. Last time, we were just interrupted. Now we have the chance to finish what we started, don't we?"

At first hearing, his words seemed logical, but something about them felt off to Amara. She was too flustered to think it through, though, as she pressed against his shoulder. "But I really don't want to right now."

"I do."

Finnian buried his face into the warmth of her neck, his voice barely above a whisper.

"Amara, I want you."

was on the verge of tears. She could feel his desire, but why did his wants mean she had to

please

she wasn't such a coward, she might have jumped up and slapped Finnian across the face. After all, he was injured and couldn't fight

a thing. Tears slipped silently onto the pillow as Amara bit

lifted a hand, brushing her eyes with his thumb, freezing in place.

me

his voice was void of any earlier desire,

her head, unable to directly admit her resistance, mumbling,

do you want to do it with,

a dangerous, maniacal undercurrent hidden behind, and it frightened

do anything with Keith, but from Finnian's perspective, since she and Keith were a couple, it

way above average.

his brain

Amara

and said, "Mr. Everly, you agreed to the divorce today, and whether we do that or not, we're

why can't I go back

it were the most natural thing in the