Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 573:

“Careful,” he murmured. “You don’t want to catch a cold.”

“Okay.” Allison glanced up at him, feeling a warmth blossoming in her chest. The jacket smelled faintly of his cologne, a mix of spice and cedar, calming and familiar.

Kellan’s gaze drifted to the horizon, as if caught in some unspoken thought. “It’s late,” he said, breaking the spell of silence. “The night wind’s getting colder. Let me take you home.”

“Alright.” Allison’s eyes lit up, and she tipped her head playfully. “Looks like I’ll have to trouble you to drive me, then.”

Kellan only gave a soft chuckle. Though his answer was quiet, the smile that ghosted his lips was undeniable, a shadowed curve that suggested more than he let on. He belonged to Allison.

Before long, they pulled up to the villa near Muisvedo. The engine hummed to a stop, and the cool night air swept in as Allison opened the car door. She stepped out, casting a final glance back at him, her smile tinged with mischief. “Rest well. We’ll see each other in the morning.”

voice held

she teased

turning their shadows into one. Kellan

brings

jaw, her lips brushing his in a soft kiss. “Is that

“No, Allison.”

deep, hungry kiss. His scent wrapped around her —

on his Adam’s apple. She bit gently, her teeth grazing the sensitive spot. “Then you’d

throat shifting beneath her touch. The way he shivered, trying to restrain the need coursing through him,

was chaotic, clothes scattered across the

fits,” Allison whispered, her fingers deftly undoing the buttons on his collar. Her gaze followed the contours of his chest, tracing the firm lines of his abs and waist. Even the usually composed Kellan now radiated an