~ Zayn's POV~
It wasn't just a surprise. It was the surprise. A sight so stunning that not only I, but every single person standing there, froze with their mouths open, unable to close them.
Dean's voice pulled me back. "Zayn… look."
I turned, and my breath caught in my throat.
Spread across the sand was a path lined with glowing candles, leading straight to a breathtaking setup. A canopy draped in white swayed gently in the evening breeze. Lanterns glimmered like fallen stars, their warm light kissing the shoreline. And there, carved into the sand with delicate rose petals and framed with candles, were the words:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE. I LOVE YOU.
Beside it, a giant heart had been drawn, its edges traced with red and white petals, flickering flames encircling it like a vow that would never burn out.