Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 623:

As they disappeared, Allison let out a small, amused sigh. “Looks like our date is getting cut a bit short, Mr. Lloyd.”

The sun had begun its descent, casting a soft amber glow across the horizon. Its fading light softened the lines of her face, lending her an almost ethereal quality that took Kellan’s breath away.

He tightened his hold on her hand.

“Not at all. We still have the stars to look forward to tonight.”

He paused, and they lingered in silence as the twilight wrapped around them, casting their shadows long across the ground until they merged into one.

Allison glanced up, brushing a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

“Alright,” she murmured. “The stars at Sunset Hill are beautiful.”

joy, her eyes bright

tone was light, almost

sun bathed the landscape in a warm, honeyed glow, stretching golden

response was calm, his voice steady. “Allison, I’m not here to pry into what

where

met, his dark gaze held hers, steady and unyielding, as if silently challenging her. She felt the pull of it—profound, unwavering—an intensity she hadn’t anticipated. Their acquaintance had unexpectedly

she said, her

leaving the modern skyline behind. The buildings were swallowed up by trees and twilight. To one side, the soft glow of fading light illuminated

she rarely ventured into. “I was… an orphan, actually. My teacher found me when I was

voice was quiet, measured, yet every word

assassin. My first mission was in Ashajathe, and I almost didn’t make it out. But my teacher was there. He took down the boss himself, claiming that four-hundred-million-dollar reward. He gave it to me on my birthday. Told me it was

walk between life and death. She was an orphan who had become the Scarlet