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.

skills had eclipsed his by miles. But time and uncertainty had whittled away her confidence. Could she still best

deadly precision — enough to cleave through the neck of

with a sharp clang,

her dagger with a speed that blurred

steady, blood trickling

sharp, aren’t you?” His red eyes sparked with a long-lost thrill. As the battle

was visible in Allison’s thermal imaging glasses again. Verruckt was clearly aware of this, but he didn’t care at all. Instead, he

moves are off, like you’ve been out of practice.” He licked his lips, his voice

wasn’t just a fight — it

ago, no one had triggered this cocktail of rage, hunger, and primal desire to kill in him. And it wasn’t just the urge to kill. There were other uncontrollable emotions mixed in. He wanted