Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 401:

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The lake seemed bottomless, its freezing waters gripping them tightly, dragging them down without mercy. The sharp taste of blood lingered in the water, and before Allison could fully grasp what was happening, Kellan, the man pressed against her, had already slipped into unconsciousness.

“Kellan!” she called, panic rising.

Bubbles rose endlessly around them, forming an eerie, suffocating cage of water. Kellan’s pale face drifted in and out of view, lifeless in the swirling red.

Determined, Allison gritted her teeth and pushed deeper into the cold abyss. Her lungs screamed for air, her face drained of color, but she didn’t hesitate.

Her fingertips brushed against his face.

The icy waters dulled her senses, but Allison moved on instinct. She pressed her lips to his, transferring the breath she was holding to him.

foggy, semi-conscious state, Kellan vaguely felt warmth—something soft against his lips. His mind, however, was clouded, as though drifting through a dark, endless dream. Memories flashed in his

outside for an hour!

be the best. Look at yourself

forget being

in this nightmarish haze before he finally jolted awake. The tangled weeds at the lake’s bottom twisted around Allison’s long

gasped, blinking in

a shift. Kellan’s cold mouth was suddenly too aggressive—he nearly enveloped her tongue, as if desperately trying to breathe, his body acting on

a life-saving breath had turned into an

panicking, Allison bit down hard on his lower lip, breaking free from his

splash, they both

onto the shore, gasping for

danced over the water, accompanied by the

soaked and looking utterly wrecked. His skin was deathly pale, his breath

I’ll stop the bleeding,” Allison said, tearing a strip from