Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 691:

The closeness between them worked to her advantage — or so she thought.

Verruckt’s instincts kicked in like a coiled spring. He darted back three sharp paces, his boots scraping the floor. “Oh? You’re really going to try this?”

His sneer oozed with arrogance. “Alright, then. Show me what you’ve got.”

He rolled his shoulders, as if testing the stretch of his muscles. It had been a while since he’d faced a worthy challenge, after all.

Allison seized the opportunity, swiftly retrieving her dagger.

In one fluid motion, she aimed a deadly arc at Verruckt’s neck.

had eclipsed his by miles.

with deadly precision — enough to cleave through the

sharp

her dagger with

defensive, crouched but steady, blood trickling from a shallow cut

the wound lazily. “Still sharp, aren’t you?” His red eyes sparked with a long-lost thrill. As the battle raged on,

aware of this, but he didn’t care at all. Instead, he casually continued launching attacks at

quite skilled, but some of your moves are off, like you’ve been out of practice.” He licked his lips, his voice breaking with

a fight — it

primal desire to kill in him. And it wasn’t just the urge to kill. There were other uncontrollable emotions mixed in. He wanted to see