After numerous fights with his parents (Maryse and Robert) over dating an older man, Alec and Magnus ran away from New York and eloped. They had a whirlwind honeymoon around the world then returned to the United States.

After the honeymoon, they road tripped across the country and stopped in Wayward Pines. Everyone was so nice to them, not seeming to notice the traits that Alec and Magnus were discriminated against in the past that the couple decided to settle down there to have a 'quiet life'.