Persephone knew this place better than the bodyguards.

An inexplicable hesitation gripped the bodyguards when they reached the street, causing them to falter in following her.

Persephone seized the chance and made a quick move to lose them. She sprinted toward a convenience store, deftly navigating through a couple of turns until she reached Morpheus' place.

There, she encountered Wynn, who appeared in a rush as he descended the stairs.

"Sephy?" he greeted her with surprise and joy before swiftly becoming alert, pulling her behind him. After a cautious glance around, he whispered, "Nobody is following you, right?"

"No!" she replied, panting. "How's Morpheus? Did Seamus come?!"

"Seamus?" Wynn was momentarily stunned, then shook his head. "Seamus didn't come, but Morpheus isn't doing great..."

"What happened to him?"

from the fight with Louis. He barely won the fight. Now, with new wounds on

toward Morpheus' house, oblivious to everything

in bed, battling a high fever. Bandages covered the upper half of his

reopened and become infected, leading to the

face as

her shoulder, managing a forced smile. "He'll be happy if he knows that you're

"I'd like to—"

for her. "I'll bring you food. Stay with

nodded, holding Morpheus'

fever persisted, she stayed the night to care for him—administering medicine, changing bandages, and holding him for

hugged him tightly, tears

chilly, dispelling

window and observed Seamus leading his men

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