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.

moments ago, there were clear skies, and now dark clouds loomed, carrying a damp scent in

react, large

his arms and dashed in

Persephone urgently

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

froze, but as the rain intensified, she had no choice

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

outside. It's connected to a stream, so you can hear the

by him, not getting wet much. However, as she was already dressed

coughed and averted his

Persephone's voice was low. She knew Morpheus was avoiding looking at her,

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