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.

skies, and now

could react, large raindrops started

hastily pulled her into his arms and dashed in

me?" Persephone

mountain, and going downhill with this downpour is risky!" Morpheus glanced at her. "There's a

froze, but as the rain intensified, she had no

a cave. Bushes partly concealed the cave's entrance, and the interior

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

However, as she was already dressed lightly,

coughed and averted his

it stops, I'll carry you back down the mountain." "I... I can walk by myself." Persephone's voice was low. She knew Morpheus was avoiding looking at her, but she couldn't help glancing at him. His bare upper body displayed

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