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."

She could feel his desire,

please don't

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

too timid, too scared to do such a thing. Tears slipped silently onto the pillow as

brushing her eyes with his thumb,

me

voice was void of any

to directly admit her resistance, mumbling, "I just really don't

do you want to

ostensibly calm, yet a dangerous, maniacal undercurrent

was baffling. Sure, she didn't want to do anything with Keith, but from Finnian's perspective, since she and Keith were a couple, it would make sense. Why

above average. How could

Was his

Amara couldn't

thoughts. Instead, she bit her lip and said, "Mr. Everly, you agreed to the divorce today, and whether we do that or not, we're still getting divorced. You can't

can't I go back on my

chin, speaking as if it were the most natural thing in