Morpheus could tell Persephone had been awkwardly trying to please him, doing everything to make him happy. He felt sorry for her and deeply guilty, too. He didn't know how to tell her about his past.

Those ugly scars were something he didn't even want to touch himself.

"Morpheus, what's wrong?" Persephone's heart dropped when she noticed his constant distraction.

"Did... Did I say something wrong?"

"No." He gently caressed her face. "It's not you, Sephy. It's me."

"Why would you say something silly like that?"

"It's really my fault."

Persephone tiptoed to run her fingers through his hair when a distant rumble echoed in the sky.

and now dark clouds

react,

his arms

taking me?" Persephone urgently asked. "Our car

downpour is risky!" Morpheus glanced at her. "There's a cave nearby.

rain intensified, she had no

he mentioned did have a cave. Bushes partly concealed the cave's entrance, and the interior was relatively clean. Walking further in, they could

It's connected to a stream, so you can hear the water." Morpheus smiled, taking

wet much. However, as she was already dressed

and averted

you back down the mountain." "I... I can walk by myself." Persephone's voice was low. She knew Morpheus was avoiding looking at

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