Cindrac - Mikayla Lane Page 0,121
though she was grateful that Cin hadn’t given her the ability to travel through time or change it.
“Why?” Lanie moved away from Cin and asked.
“Because we need to be equal in this war for our future, but you also don’t need the weight of responsibility that comes with time travel and the ability to change it,” Cin replied honestly.
“Thank you.” Lanie wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled at him. “For everything, but mostly for loving me.”
“Thank you for giving me a chance and trusting me,” Cin replied and pulled Lanie in for another hug so they could get their emotions under control.
A few minutes later, Lanie pulled away from Cin and stood. She looked around at the incredible and unique beauty of the world around her and shook her head at the absurdity of it all.
Two months ago, Lanie was running for her life and getting close to giving up on everything. She had no idea of the breadth and scope of the reality she was missing that was right before her eyes.
Lanie now understood why the elite was continually throwing out distracting propaganda. If people knew that something like this world and all the others were theirs to enjoy and explore, they’d defeat the elite in a single day.
“They’ll never do alien disclosure, will they? They don’t want anyone to know that this belongs to all sentient beings.” It sickened Lanie that people still weren’t demanding the truth.
“No,” Cindrac admitted. “The elite and their minions even try to convince people it’s the government's Project Bluebeam technology in one timeline.”
Pushing those thoughts from her mind, Lanie smiled up at Cin and took his hand. “How about we go home and celebrate with a glass of wine?”
“That sounds perfect,” Cin smiled back. “You make the portal this time.”
“Oh, hell,” Lanie whispered.
She ran the portal information over in her mind before throwing out her hand. Lanie slapped a hand over her mouth to cover the squeal of excitement when a shimmering disc appeared in the air.
Cin’s brow furrowed, and his head tilted as he looked at the disc. He stopped Lanie from going into the portal with a gentle hand and shake of his head.
“You have the right place, but not the right time,” Cin warned and dissolved the disc.
Cin threw out his hand, another portal appeared, and he winked at Lanie. “It takes some practice.”
They stepped through the portal and onto the deck in time for the setting sun. Heading into the kitchen, Lanie went to get glasses while Cin rummaged through the liquor cabinet for something appropriate.
Lanie was only a little surprised when Cin showed her an expensive bottle of champagne. “Oh, that looks good, but it’s warm.”
Cin grinned, created a portal, and then dropped the bottle into it.
“Should I ask?” Lanie couldn’t figure out what the hell he was doing.
Cin chuckled, reached into the portal, and brought back a frost-covered bottle of champagne.
“Holy shit, did you put that thing in the North Pole to chill?” Lanie was stunned and amused.
Cin shrugged. “Antarctica. Don’t judge. It worked.”
An hour later, they were cuddled on the couch and sipping the last of the champagne. Lanie finished off her glass, set it on the coffee table, and stood, holding her hand out to Cin.
Without hesitation, Cin took her hand and followed her to the doorway of her bedroom, where he stopped. “You don’t have to do this. We can wait until you’re more comfortable.”
“I’ve been comfortable for weeks, but if you need time-” Lanie let the sentence hang while she pulled her shirt over her head.
She barely touched her waistband when Cin pulled her into his arms and proceeded to make her melt with a blistering kiss. Before Lanie knew it, they were sprawled atop the comforter of his bed, and she had no idea how they even got there.
Uncaring about anything but the heat and desire between them, Lanie and Cin spent the next hour getting to know one another’s naked bodies. When neither could take anymore, Lanie crawled slowly up Cin’s body until she hovered over him, face to face.
Leaning down, Lanie kissed him deeply while impaling herself on his shaft. The moment Cin was fully seated inside of her, Lanie let out a groan and was quickly flipped onto her back. A steady yet deep rhythm had both crying out within minutes.
Panting above her, Cin swooped in for a gentle kiss, but Lanie was having none of that.
“I bet your nanites can work on making that happen again,