Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 8

Chapter 8: You're not very afraid, are you? The man stood there, exuding a cold and menacing aura.

Allison didn't flinch, though her right hand was already curling with the subtle strength she'd perfected over the years.

It had been a while since I had tasted this kind of life-or-death tension.

The calm of his days had almost made him forget what he felt.

Outside, the pounding of hurried footsteps resounded, rapidly approaching.

Find him! We use the last of Sombra.

That could knock out an entire squad.

It won't go far.

Move, before dawn! Allison's mind was working fast.

So, he was high.

As the footsteps faded, the gun pressed to his side began to shake.

His hand was barely firm, the grip weakening by the second.

I'm not in the habit of prying.

I'll act like I didn't see anything tonight.

His voice was steady even as the gun dug into his waist.

And if you don't want that wound to fester, you better go to a hospital soon.

Although he couldn't see clearly in the darkness, his keen senses caught the sharp taste of blood in the air.

But his voice, though strained, was cold as ice.

you won't live to regret

rough, deep and magnetic, but with frayed edges, probably from the drug seeping

was so slight it was almost lost

curved

Of course it is.

into a

part, fought the fire

fluttered as he struggled to

of her neck, pale and delicate, as if a simple twist

she had the upper hand, even

the pungent aroma of plum pierced the haze

moment was

instant, her elbow dug into her ribs and her right

expertly pressed his pressure points, disarming him in

seconds, the tables

his finger

pointed it at his chest, calm and

now face to face with a woman who was smiling at

Next time, think twice.

times before wielding this.

never know when it might go

gun with the firmness of someone who had seen it

Drugged, huh.

like you went too

never come across anyone like her: a woman

Kellan didn't even stop.

his hand on

Allison's arm bent, and in that flicker of hesitation, Kellan

grabbed her shoulder, crushing

on her tongue, but the fear was a distant memory, replaced by something much more exhilarating, an emotion she hadn't felt in

long it had been since she had

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