Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

There was fire everywhere. Flames rushed toward Persephone like menacing
dragons. Her consciousness grew increasingly blurred, but the searing pain
coursing through her body became clearer. She struggled to get up, the agony
almost unbearable.

Despite several attempts, it was futile...

Something was pinning her feet down, and stones kept falling on her. She
couldn't even muster a shout. Many images flashed through her mind in that
fleeting moment, each frame featuring Morpheus’ face... She remembered the
times they had spent together in Flinge, how he had initially distanced himself
from her, then later had exerted every effort to protect her. She recalled how he
would gently ruffle her hair and call her "silly goose"...

"Morpheus, I'm afraid I might have to go first..."

The fire grew fiercer, explosions resonated continuously, and she could no longer
hold on.

Christopher, who was nearby, wasn't any better.

Amidst the roaring flames, he couldn't see anything clearly, only pulling at
Persephone's arm by sheer instinct. Choked by the thick smoke, his throat was
hoarse, but he persisted, calling her name, "Sephy... Please, don't fall asleep..."
Despite his words, he found himself closing his eyes first.

"Christopher..."

"Sephy, you have to hold on." Christopher's words came out incoherently.
"Someone will come to rescue us. keep holding on..."

The two lay amidst the inferno.

Another deafening explosion echoed, and a column of fire shot up into the sky!
Morpheus dashed into the blaze, pausing momentarily.

He clenched his fists, his body involuntarily trembling. He wanted to take deep
breaths, but every inhale filled his throat with smoke.

Fire and explosions were everywhere...

Morpheus covered his ears but soon lowered his hands and continued to run
forward.

At that moment, it seemed like his nightmare had returned. Fire, smoke, and
explosions intertwined, taking him back to that battlefield soaked in blood...
—Zf

Kaiden's face appeared on the battlefield. He was mocking his incompetence,
arrogantly pointing a gun at him, and screaming hoarsely, "If you have the guts,
then kill your own father!"

Morpheus ran with all his might, trying to leave the nightmare behind.

"Stupid boy, you can't outrun fate!" Kaiden's voice seemed to echo again. "You
can't save her! Even if you save her, do you think she won't mind this past of
yours? You're someone who can kill your own father. She'll never look up to you!"
"No!" Morpheus shouted, stopping to catch his breath. When he looked up again
amidst the flames, there was also determination in his eyes.

"I will save her...

"I won't let anything happen to her!

"Sephy!"

Without hesitation, Morpheus plunged into the fiery sea. -

Persephone thought she was about to die.

In that moment of fading consciousness, she was startled awake by the flames,
her eyes jolting open. She heard someone's voice amidst the fire.

"Sephy! Sephy!"

She couldn't believe her ears. "Morpheus?"

"Morpheus, I'm here..."

She waved desperately and screamed with all her might, but her voice drowned
in the fire and smoke. Just as she felt hopeless, a pair of large hands lifted her,
and the next second, she was in the embrace that had given her a sense of
safety countless times!

"Morpheus?" Persephone was dazed before she burst into tears. "Morpheus... is
it really you?"

"It's me! Don't be afraid!" Morpheus carried her. "I'll take you out of here! You'll be
okay soon!"

"I thought I was going to die..."

"You won't!" He looked into her eyes. "I am here and won't let anything happen to
you!"

"How did you come here?"