Persephone followed Seamus, but her heart lingered in the car. She reluctantly glanced back. Morpheus was still standing there.

She couldn’t make out his face in the nighttime darkness, yet she felt his intense gaze following her.

Her nose tingled, and she heard Seamus’ voice again. “Miss, please hurry up!”

She paused.

Seamus, anxious and amused, remarked, “If it were still the old days, I’d gladly carry you on my back!”

“Okay, okay,” Persephone grumbled. “Aren’t I already walking…”

Walking? Seamus couldn’t help but chuckle. Persephone’s feet felt glued to the ground, each step seeming like she was lifting a ton.

He knew she still held thoughts for the man not far away. He sighed softly and patted her shoulder in a brotherly way. “Miss, time is really pressing… If you still want to see Mr. Orton after we get home, we can send someone—”

Before Seamus could finish, a tremendous explosion echoed from the sea!

demon in the darkness. Persephone suddenly felt dizzy.

it was on fire, her skin beginning to sear. In the midst of her blank

stunned as he

ship’s explosion fell like blades from the

his body. Fragments struck his head and back, leaving bloody marks, but they

Persephone clung tightly to him. Only in his arms

the sea, turning half the night sky into crimson. The sound quickly alerted nearby people, and the police swiftly

was taken to the police station for

she stared blankly at them. She still had not fully recovered from the recent shock. Her mind was blank, unable

officer grew impatient, raising his voice. “Your name, date of

bit her lip, struggling to gather her thoughts from the

“I… I’m Persephone Hamerton…”

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