Axel didn't care that he was soaked to the bone. He grabbed onto Amber's shoulders as she trembled violently.

"You're alright... I'm here! Don't be afraid!

Amber stared at him blankly. Her face was pale, and her mouth hung open. It was as if she were drowning, gasping for air.

"Was it a nightmare? You're okay. Don't be afraid... I'm right here.' Axel panicked. He pulled her into his arms.

"H... I'll help myself." Amber shivered uncontrollably, trying to cover the old scars on her body.

Back at The Millennium, Jameson had tormented her for days. That dark, humiliating past was suffocating her.

She avoided leaving the lights on because intimacy deeply traumatized her.

She only showered alone; those hideous scars were constant reminders of her shameful past.

The trauma lingered, and she didn't want the love of her life to see her in such an ugly state. Surprise flashed across Axel's eyes. He realized what was happening.

He stepped into the bathtub with her, embracing her tightly. His eyes were bloodshot.

listen to me," he said, his arms wrapped securely

welled up in Amber's eyes. Being in Axel's

to be with you. I am the one who doesn't

too.

is the past. Let's look ahead. Happier days are waiting

moming, all was

at the moon. She

What are you

Her eyes lit up when she saw Axel. "Axel,

Sorry, I didn't go to you and Jonah because I have

put it around Alyssa's shoulders.

I used to love sitting here, watching the

face that he was worried. In a concerned voice, she

doing too well." A pain shot through Axel's heart

"What happened?"

still haunted by her past. She doesn't talk about it because she doesn't want me to worry.

snowy

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