Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 226

The sentence cut off, and suddenly, there was just silence. Amara stared at the black screen of her phone, completely dumbfounded. Was it really out of battery this fast?

A chilling thought crept into her mind, sending a shiver down her spine. If Finnian hadn't called just now, and if she hadn't thought to reach out for help immediately, would her phone have died in those few minutes of hesitation?

Then she'd be stuck here, alone, in this underground pit beneath Mystic Rock Garden, and no one would find her. She'd just perish from hunger, and decades later, someone would stumble upon her remains.

No, she had to stop thinking like that! Amara suddenly became aware of the icy chill in her limbs and the cold sweat breaking out on her forehead. Her own imagination had terrified her to the core.

She sat down, trying to calm herself as she waited for Finnian to come to her rescue. But then she recalled an important detail-she'd been so frantic just now, and did Finnian catch her words?

And even if he had heard her, would he actually come to rescue her?

After all, they were divorced. Finnian had no obligation to help her. What if he simply didn't want to? Or what if Liliana, who was with him at the moment, hearing her words, stopped him from coming to her aid? Or worse, what if Finnian did come, but couldn't find her? What then?

scenarios, none of them good. The panic she had barely managed to suppress flared up

lip hard, Amara paced in circles, overwhelmed by the

could see above was a small opening, and the surrounding silence was so complete

or if she'd get out of here. Every second felt like

she suddenly noticed her cheeks felt damp. Touching her face, she

couldn't cry; she needed to conserve

Though Amara was easily

pessimist. She forced herself to think of stories

been rescued. She had to believe she would

a long struggle. She hadn't even had the chance to enjoy life fully yet, and she

uncontrollably. It wasn't just fear; the chill of late autumn had seeped into the pit and the dropped temperature was much lower underground than above. She

knees pulled up to her chest, her