Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 278

No way, this can't be happening. How on earth did he show up here?

As the thick smoke filled her lungs, Amara felt her breath slipping away. Just before she blacked out, she thought she saw a mirage, and then she felt something touching her skin. It wasn't fire; it was the warmth of human skin...

In the hospital, as she slowly regained consciousness, the sharp scent of antiseptic hit her nose.

Amara opened her eyes and instinctively tried to move, only to be met with a wave of intense pain. She winced.

"Amara, you're awake," a familiar voice said, full of concern. "How are you feeling?"

Amara's eyes widened, and she saw Elysia's face hovering above her, etched

with worry.

"I... cough, cough..."

fit of coughing took over. Elysia hurriedly poured a glass of water and helped

bit more comfortable, so she said, "I'm okay. Is

her. "The doctors said you were huddled a corner away from the flames, so you didn't get any physical injuries, but you did inhale some smoke. Your lungs might feel

It only hurts when I take a big breath, but I can manage by breathing

a few exchanges, Amara was fully awake and the memories of what happened before she passed out came

Elysia's help, she managed to sit up, her brow furrowed in

only other person in the room besides Elysia was Dorian, who was sitting on the couch, rubbing his forehead, and watching the conversation unfold. But Amara didn't pay him much attention. Instead, she asked

she remembered them. "I had just stepped into the shower, starting to undress, when something

one odd thing-the sound of

frowned. "It must have been

Someone's trying to hurt you," Elysia

paled as she ran through a list of names in her