Chapter 273

Chapter 273
"Yeah! Carter brought her and Winter back here so that we could regroup. They found some useful information, but not enough for us to have an idea on what Lane's final plan is. Lane did however pay a whole lot of people off from the ball to keep quiet about seeing you leave with him. Have you found anything there yet?" he inquired.

"I've been sick the past two days, and he's only opened up to me about his past. However, did you know that Xander and his team imprisoned his parents?" I asked.

"There's no record of that anywhere on Cypher records," he replied.

And that's when it hit me.

"Lane Mason isn't his real name," I commented.

"Shit! That means you have an extra part to your mission. You need to find out who he really is before it's too late," he said.

"I know, and I will. Keep me updated," I said before hanging up as I watched Lane approach me.

"What are you doing all the way out here?" he asked.

"I wanted to give you privacy with the Director. I took the time to call my sister and find out the latest news on Hartley," I responded.

He looked heavily concerned. "What did she say?"

"He's looking for me. He can't understand why everyone insists that they didn't see me leave, so I'm guessing you had a part to play in that," I said knowingly.

"I only paid people off to keep you safe," he defended.

I smiled. "It's ok Lane. Thank you."

"You are most welcome. Let's go and eat. The food's ready," he suggested.

"Is the Director gone?" I asked as we walked back in.

"Yeah, he is. He was just dropping off a document with regards to an investigation he's running on a former enemy of mine. They apparently need my help for something," he informed.

I mock gasped. "Lane! Are you snitching?"

He laughed. "I'm not snitching. I'm simply providing useful information to the investigation."

"Snitch," I taunted before dashing off.

I don't even know the house at all, but I still ran away from him. He was hot on my tail as I laughed, running through the halls. He finally caught me and he held me to him as he tickled me. I was laughing so hard, I wasn't even breathing anymore.

"I hate you," I said breathlessly, wiping away my tears. His arms were around my waist.

"I told you to take it back. That's all you had to do," he argued.

"Oh whatever! You're still a snitch," I said, rolling my eyes at him.

He chuckled, moving a strand of my hair away from my face. "You're truly insanely gorgeous, especially when you laugh."

"Lane," I whispered, my heart taking off once more.

"You feel it too. Tell me I'm not the only one who feels it," he said desperately.

"I feel it too, but Lane, what about Hartley?" I asked.

What about my actual husband?

"Forget about him. For just one second, forget about him," he said.

Before I knew it, we were kissing. It's nothing like what I feel when I kiss Xander, but it's high up there alright. He picked me up, wrapping my legs around his waist. I was lost in him and I vaguely registered my back touching a hard surface as we continued to kiss.

He kissed along my jaw and down to my neck. "Be mine Lillian. Let me give you the world."

I pulled his head away from me, making him look me in the eyes. "I can't Lane."

"At least give me a chance to change your mind," he pleaded.

My heart broke for him.

It broke for him because it was more evident in that moment than any other that he truly trusted Elizabeth McFarland, someone I'm not. Whether or not he knew it, he'd fallen, and he'd fallen hard and quickly.

Which could work to my advantage.

"Ok, but we have to take things extremely slow. I'm broken Lane," I 'reminded'.

"I'm broken too Lillian, but I agree. We'll take things slow and heal each other. I'm just thankful you agreed," he said.

After one last kiss, he helped me stand, and that's when I learnt that my back had been on the pool table. In my aimless running, I'd found the incredible room he refers to as the games room. He laughed at my wonder and reminded me that we needed to eat before we could come back.

He laughed even harder when I got lost trying to find my way to the kitchen so that we could come back here quicker.

Dinner was extraordinary, and I learnt that he'd taken cooking lessons from Mrs White for days like this when she wasn't around. I thought it was the cutest thing and once again, we had fun just talking and getting to know each other.

Even if half of the things I was telling him about myself were made up.

We headed back to the games room where our competitive sides came out to play. He beat me at pool, and I in turn annihilated him in bowling. A game of air hockey was the decider. The winner got to ask for anything they wanted and the other couldn't say no.

He asked me to sleep with him in his bed.

We didn't do anything, and I woke up to find him fast asleep. His arms were wrapped around me and for the first time, I truly took his handsomeness in. He's got a more mature physical look to him, something I was pinning down to age.

I managed to slip out of the bed without waking him up and headed to his closet. I took out an outfit for him , and by the time I was done, he was still asleep, so I settled for going downstairs to make him breakfast.

I'd just arrived downstairs when the doorbell went. You have to pass by security at the gate before you can reach the door, so I knew that whoever was at the door was someone who had been allowed to be on the property.

"Winter?" I said in confusion at the sight of my best friend.

"We have a big problem sis," she said.

Ah, so she's here as my sister.

"What's going on?" I asked as I let her in.

"The twins hacked HQ and the merry band has a new mission," she hinted.

"Don't tell me..." I trailed off.

"Your hero is their new mission, and they're all headed this way."