Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 318

"Isn't this guy into Liliana? Why does he keep bothering me?" Amara muttered to herself, staring at the message she wanted to delete. Just as she was about to do it, she hesitated and instead typed back, "I'm still awake. What's up?"

No sooner had she sent the message, her phone buzzed with an incoming call from Finnian. She looked at the vibrating phone for a moment before answering, keeping silent. Oddly enough, Finnian didn't speak either. The silence stretched between them, the faint hum of the call the only indication it was connected.

Amara bit her lip, ready to end the call when Finnian's voice finally broke through the quiet, "Why are you still up so late?"

"Not tired. Something on your mind, Mr. Everly?"

Finnian hesitated, the words "I just miss you" teetering on the edge of his tongue, but he swallowed them back. Standing by his window, he looked out into the still night and said, "Just wanted to remind you to bundle up. It's getting colder, and you'll need to wear something warmer during the day."

replied, "I know," and hung up. Clearly, Finnian had no real reason to call. In the middle of the night, it was just a whim, but she had thought he might mention the drama with Elysia and Dorian. If she had known,

her phone aside and pulled her blanket

next day, word of the fiasco at Jessica's birthday party spread like wildfire. It was bad news for the Moon and Hawke families, and not great for the Bishop family either. Sure, it seemed like the Bishops might have forged a

over all three families. No one

marriage had hit a standstill, plunged into a cold war. They still lived under the same roof but ignored each other, retreated to separate bedrooms,

arranged to meet Elysia for lunch,

a list of people she couldn't stand, Hogan would definitely be in the top three. Seeing him now made her day feel unlucky. She quickly

noticed Amara too, his eyes fixated on her for an

had happened