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

frayed edges, probably from

her voice was so slight it

curved into a

Of course it is.

into a

his part, fought the fire coursing through his

fluttered as he struggled to

a piece of her neck,

yet, she stood there so calmly, as if she had the upper hand, even smiling! The drug was stronger than

of plum pierced the haze and briefly cleared her

was all Allison

elbow dug into her ribs and

points, disarming him in one quick, practiced

seconds, the

in his hand, he let his finger dance softly over the trigger, the

at his chest,

shots a few moments ago, was now face to face with a

Next time, think twice.

times before wielding this.

know when it

held the gun with the firmness of someone who had seen

Drugged, huh.

went too far this

anyone like her: a woman who looked danger in the face and

Kellan didn't even stop.

put his hand on her

arm bent, and in that flicker of hesitation, Kellan

he grabbed her shoulder, crushing her

fear was a distant memory,

been since she had fought with true

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