Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

Persephone followed Seamus, but her heart lingered in the car. She reluctantly glanced back. Morpheus was still standing there.

She couldn't make out his face in the nighttime darkness, yet she felt his intense gaze following her.

Her nose tingled, and she heard Seamus' voice again. "Miss, please hurry up!"

She paused.

Seamus, anxious and amused, remarked, "If it were still the old days, I'd gladly carry you on my back!"

"Okay, okay," Persephone grumbled. "Aren't I already walking..."

Walking? Seamus couldn't help but chuckle. Persephone's feet felt glued to the ground, each step seeming like she was lifting a ton.

He knew she still held thoughts for the man not far away. He sighed softly and patted her shoulder in a brotherly way. "Miss, time is really pressing... If you still want to see Mr. Orton after we get home, we can send someone—"

a tremendous explosion echoed

dizzy. Accompanying

air instantly felt like it was on fire, her skin beginning to sear. In the midst of her blank

Seamus yelled, stunned as he looked toward

from the ship's

Fragments struck his head and back, leaving bloody marks, but they

clung tightly to him. Only in his arms could she find

from the sea, turning half the night sky into crimson. The sound quickly alerted nearby

taken to the police

stared blankly at them. She still had not fully recovered from the recent shock. Her

grew impatient, raising his voice. "Your name, date of

struggling to gather her thoughts from

"I... I'm Persephone Hamerton..."

"Please show your identification."