Mark’s POV
I needed to get away.
With Alice finally out of our lives, there was nothing tying us down anymore. And if anyone deserved a break—it was Sage.
So, I planned a trip. Just us. No guards. No distractions. Just the sound of the waves and her body against mine.
The sun was setting when we arrived at my old beach house—a sleek, glass-fronted place tucked against a private stretch of white sand. I hadn’t been here in years, but everything was the same. Quiet. Isolated. Ours.
Sage stepped inside first, slipping off her sunglasses and glancing around. “Wow… this is…”
“Over the top?” I teased, tossing the car keys on the kitchen counter.
She smirked. “I was going to say ‘gorgeous.’”
I walked up behind her, wrapping my arms around her waist. “Not as gorgeous as you.”
Her laugh wa
