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.

was unpredictable—just moments ago, there were clear skies, and now dark

could react,

his arms and dashed in a certain

taking me?" Persephone urgently asked. "Our car isn't

car is down the mountain, and going downhill with this downpour is risky!"

the rain intensified, she had no choice but

a cave. Bushes partly concealed the cave's entrance, and the interior was relatively clean. Walking further in, they could even hear the trickling

so you can hear the water." Morpheus smiled, taking off his clothes to

not getting wet much. However, as she was already

and

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

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