Under the Veil I Rule novel Chapter 151

Finnian's thin lips moved slightly. "It's me."

Everything went still inside the room.

"What the heck is that douche doing here?" Keith, lounging in Amara's room, shot up from the couch like a firework as he heard Finnian’s voice, heading towards the door as if ready to confront him.

Amara, weary-eyed, held him back. "Please, don't go out there. I'm worried you two will just end up in a fight."

Keith’s earlier grumble hadn’t been loud enough to reach the door, plus the couch was relatively far away from the door, so Finnian likely hadn’t heard him.

Amara kept her voice low as she said, "I won't let him in, and I'm not talking to him. Just sit tight, okay?"

Keith, ever concerned about Amara getting hurt when Finnian was involved, relaxed a bit seeing her resolve. "That jerk showing up here unannounced is like a fox sending a Christmas card to a hen–up to no good," Keith growled as he settled back on the couch, crossing his legs.

Amara shot him a look. "Who's the hen here, huh? Watch your words."

"Come on, it's just an analogy. No need to get all technical."

Their lifelong friendship was full of playful banter, and it seemed nothing could change that, not even at the moment.

Mindful of Finnian possibly still lurking around, Amara subdued her voice. As expected, her phone buzzed. Finnian was calling. She rejected the call and texted back, "I'm not feeling well, so it's not a good time to meet. Please leave."

With no reply, Amara assumed he'd left and breathed a sigh of relief.