Daddy, Chasing Mommy Back is On Us!

Pierre could feel Selena begin to weigh him down, so he turned to check on her. "Selena, don't fall asleep! You'll die here if you close your eyes!" Upon hearing him say so, Selena continued paddling on mechanically while he kept bombarding her with his overbearing commands. "We'll soon be there! Hang in there!" His words replayed themselves over and over again until she could no longer hear them. Feeling the weight of her own body, she knew she was sinking. I feel like falling asleep and never waking up again, she thought. Having fallen into a seemingly never-ending dream, she dreamed of her own mother. She also dreamed of Juniper, whom she brought to meet her mother. Holding Juniper in her arms, her mother asked, "Who is her father? Why is your husband not with you?"

Right away, Pierre's face seemingly popped out of nowhere while saying, "She is my daughter."

Then, her mother said, "Selena, I'm so glad to see you so happy. Promise me that you'll continue living your happy life, alright?"

"No! That's not it, Mom! Things aren't how they seem!"

Abruptly, Selena jolted awake. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Pierre's extremely handsome face. "Argh-!”

was a weird smile on his face. "It's embarrassing that you would still call for your mother in your sleep

of your business!" Scanning her surroundings, she realized that they were on an island. "So it's true that there's an island!" She was suddenly rejoicing in having lived another day. Thank goodness that I'm not dead. A smile tugged at the corner

I was lying?" Pierre snorted before throwing a

an undeveloped island. However, Pierre was already digging in, and her own stomach was

fruit was juicy and tasty, so she ate a few in a row, which finally filled her up. It wasn't until then that she looked up at the sky. The sun lit up the pale blue sky that was dotted with a few seagulls flying past them from time to time. Judging from the position of the sun, it was nearly noon.

the fruits, Pierre stood up to stretch out. Then, he proceeded to sharpen a tree branch using a knife that he seemingly conjured out of nowhere. As soon as he was done sharpening the branch, he entered the forest with the branch in

Selena tried to follow

Pierre answered, "I'll try to hunt some game for food. Are