Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

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

were rough, deep and magnetic, but with frayed edges, probably

her voice was so slight it

lips curved into a

Of course it is.

into a calculating

his part, fought the

he struggled to control his

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

if she had the upper hand, even smiling! The drug was stronger

but the pungent aroma of plum

was

In an instant, her elbow dug into her ribs and her

expertly pressed his pressure points, disarming him in

a matter of seconds, the tables

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

pointed it at his chest,

called the shots a few moments ago, was now face

Next time, think twice.

times before wielding this.

when it might

with the firmness of someone who had seen it

Drugged, huh.

like you went

never come across anyone like her: a woman who looked danger in

Kellan didn't even stop.

hand on her

in that flicker

he grabbed her shoulder, crushing

the fear was a distant memory, replaced by something much more exhilarating, an

been since she had fought with true intention She

she did know was that, after having been the Stevens family's obedient puppet for three long years, the Scarlet Serpent