Persephone’s worries were almost flowing out of her eyes!

Morpheus stood aside, straightening his back. The punch he had received wasn’t much, but it surprisingly stung right now. Did she not remember that he also had injuries? Did she not realize these were a mix of old and new injuries?

He assessed Seamus thoroughly.

Seams was good-looking and refined. He appeared as a dashing young fellow. However, the viciousness in his punch moments ago contradicted his genteel appearance.

Seamus was fairer, leaner, and had more delicate features, yet his muscles were as developed as his. Morpheus grunted and cleared his throat.

Persephone finally remembered him and turned to look.

“This is…”

“He’s Seamus Rutherford,” Persephone introduced formally. “My… My good friend.”

She couldn’t say Seamus was her bodyguard. After all, how could a regular girl have a bodyguard?

In spite of it, the words “good friend” pricked Morpheus’ heart.

glanced at her wrist and then at Seamus’. They both wore identical bracelets with similar

he thought. ‘Good friends? This is probably

his brow and crossed his arms. For the first time in his life, he felt a sense of

my time in

scrutinizing Morpheus multiple times before

shook hands, swiftly

“Now that I’m here, she won’t trouble you anymore. She has caused you inconvenience during this time at your place. I’d like to compensate you if

Flinge?” Morpheus interrupted. “Why don’t you come to my place?

stayed vigilant

at his arm and gave him

to whisper in his ear, “The streets aren’t a place to talk. Come

discuss the ‘compensation’

Seamus looked at him.

men had a similarly dark gleam in

while Persephone pulled Seamus close

the cupboard for

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