Under the Veil I Rule (Amara) novel Chapter 838

But it wasn't her place to say that. After all, she was fiercely loyal to Elysia and Amara, and since both women clearly despised Finnian right now, she had no business defending him.

Just then, Amara's phone buzzed. It was Finnian. She answered, and his voice immediately came through: "Where are you?"

Amara didn't reply right away. She walked out to the balcony, her tone glacial. "What do you want?"

She hadn't planned on answering his call at all, but a morbid curiosity pushed her to see what new lies he had prepared. She picked up out of sheer self-torment.

"I want to see you," Finnian said. "Can you come out and meet me?"

Answering the phone was one thing, but Amara had zero desire to see his face. "I don't want to see you. Whatever it is, say it now."

Amara was usually tactful. Even when she desperately wanted to avoid someone, she would soften the blow with excuses like 'it's not a good time.' She rarely flat-out told someone she refused to see them.

But her blunt rejection proved she was entirely out of patience and wanted nothing to do with him.

Finnian's heart plummeted. "Please, just come out. I'm waiting outside your villa. If you don't come out, I'll stand here all night."

What was he doing? Staking out her front door like some kind of creep?

And was that a threat?

A surge of hot anger flared in Amara's chest. Sensing her rising fury, Finnian immediately softened his tone. "Amara, I just want to talk to you face-to-face. I promise I won't do anything. Just let me see you."

Resting her chin in her hand, Amara stared blankly out the window. She gave no sign of acknowledging him, but she was listening.

Finnian took the seat across from her. "I need to explain the trending topics. You must have seen them. Liliana fell from a stunt harness, and I went to the hospital to check on her. The tabloids are saying I'm deeply devoted to her, that I care about her more than anything. But that's not the truth."

He spoke slowly, his tone thick with desperation. "I only went because I got a call saying she was severely injured. She saved my life once, Amara. I owe her a debt. If it weren't for that, I never would have gone..."

What kind of debt was he talking about? Did she literally take a bullet for him?

A bitter sneer formed in Amara's mind, though her face remained impassively serene.