Sophia’s POV
Sleep didn’t feel like sleep.
It felt like being carried.
When my eyes opened again, it wasn’t to noise or tension or a phone buzzing relentlessly.
It was light.
Soft, golden light spilling through the open balcony doors like it had been waiting for me.
For a second, I didn’t move.
I just… listened.
The sea.
Gentle.
Endless.
Like it had nowhere to be but everywhere at once.
And then…
I felt him.
Colton’s arm still wrapped around me, firm and warm, like even in sleep, he hadn’t let go.
His breathing was slow.
Steady.
I turned slightly, careful not to wake him.
But the moment I shifted…
His fingers tightened around mine.
“Trying to escape?” his voice came, low and rough with sleep.
I smiled softly.
“Good morning to you too.”
His eyes opened slowly.
And fo
