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.

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

precision — enough to cleave

sharp clang,

shadow, evading her dagger

crouched but steady, blood trickling from a shallow cut

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

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

like you’ve been out of

fight — it was an

this cocktail of rage, hunger, and primal desire to kill in him. And it wasn’t