Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 258

Amara felt a twinge of nerves as she cautiously watched Finnian's expression. He looked a bit somber and didn't say a word.

He never really understood Amara's perspective. To him, her family background seemed pretty dire, so perhaps when she married him, she hoped for a fresh start. But instead of providing that, he wondered if he had only let her down.

"I was really against the idea of marriage back then," Finnian murmured softly, "and all I could think about was my grandmother's illness."

Amara was a bit surprised. Finnian against marriage? That was news to her. She never heard of him having such reservations.

Then again, Liliana was pregnant now, and she had already publicly called Finnian her husband. Surely, they were heading down the aisle soon.

Even with his supposed aversion to marriage, Finnian was ready to marry Liliana. That must be true love, Amara thought, feeling a pang of sadness. She quickly brushed aside those useless thoughts and said, "Marriage is different for everyone. Some anticipate it, some dread it. I think it's fine as long as people find what works for them."

Their conversation was getting too deep for Amara's liking, so she decided to put an end to it. "It's getting late, Mr. Everly. Shall we go?"

"Wait."

caught her by the arm. She stopped and

Three years ago, during their ceremony here, there had been a moment when he was supposed to kiss the bride. The officiant had sensed his reluctance and discreetly

had left Amara feeling embarrassed and humiliated. He remembered hearing people

inexplicable emotion washed over him. "There was something we skipped

blinked, caught off guard.

leaned in slowly, closing the

face drew closer, Amara's eyes widened. What

Logically, Amara should have

ceremony site, or maybe the atmosphere had simply shifted. Whatever it was, she couldn't tear her gaze away as

his lips. Finnian had

reality and instinctively moved to

placed her hands on his shoulders and wrapped another arm around her