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.

Kellan vaguely felt warmth—something soft against his lips. His mind, however, was clouded, as though drifting

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jolted awake. The tangled weeds at the lake’s bottom twisted around Allison’s long hair, pulling him

he gasped, blinking

nearly enveloped her tongue, as if desperately trying to breathe,

to be a life-saving breath had turned into

down hard on his lower lip, breaking free

with a loud splash,

collapsed onto the shore, gasping

the water, accompanied by

leaned against a tree, soaked and looking utterly wrecked. His skin was deathly

said, tearing a strip from her shirt. With practiced