Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

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. Southeast Aciatic's weather was unpredictable—just moments ago, there were clear skies, and now dark clouds loomed, carrying a damp scent in the air.

Before she could react, large raindrops started falling.

her into his arms and

taking me?" Persephone

risky!" Morpheus glanced at her. "There's a cave nearby. Let's take

rain intensified, she had no

he mentioned did have a cave. Bushes partly concealed the cave's entrance, and the interior was

you can hear the water."

she was already dressed lightly, the rain had soaked her skirt, revealing

and averted his

He awkwardly tried to cover up the embarrassment. "Once 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

him from

had numerous scars, most likely from

But...