I looked up at Sanders then, not even recognizing him. But the boy I had loved with every inch of my soul sneered at Tanner. “Hey, this isn’t any of your business.”
I noticed that the girl who had been on her knees before now stood behind Sanders as if she were afraid I might hurt her.
How could I hurt her when I didn’t even feel like I was inside my body at the moment? I felt like I was watching things from afar, wondering what the fuck I was supposed to do. And I should be doing something. I shouldn’t just be standing here.
“Raise your chin,” Pacey whispered in my ear, and I swallowed hard. “What?” I asked, barely breathing the word.
“Don’t let him see you in pain. Don’t let the world know. Don’t let the others know. Don’t break. Don’t do this. Walk with me. Everything’s going to be fine.”
“No, it’s not.” My voice sounded hollow and tinny to my ears.
“Let the world see you’re better than this. Don’t let them see your pain. Don’t let Sanders win.”
And yet, Paul had won...hadn’t he?
As Tanner began to growl at Sanders, and the two talked about whatever the hell they were talking about, Pacey put his arm around my waist and led me towards the stairs.
I didn’t know what I was supposed to do, what I was supposed to say.
Because nothing was the same. Everything had changed.
My future lay behind me, the promises that I’d thought had been made broken and scattered in a heap of tattered remains.
If I wasn’t Mackenzie, Paul Sanders’ girlfriend and future...then who was I?
Who could I possibly be?
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Next in the ON MY OWN series?
Mackenzie and Pacey pretend they don’t need each other in My Rebound.
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A Note from Carrie Ann Ryan
Thank you so much for reading MY ONE NIGHT!
This book was about second chances, making mistakes, and finding your path. I hope you loved their story as much as I do.
Next up in the ON MY OWN series?
Mackenzie and Pacey pretend they don’t need each other in My Rebound. Their romance starts off with heartbreak and ends with…well you’ll just have to see. Pacey has secrets and Mackenzie has ambitions. And their love is explosive!
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Whiskey and Lies (Tabby’s Brothers from Ink Exposed)
Fractured Connections (Mace’s sisters from Fallen Ink)
Less Than (Dimitri’s siblings from Restless Ink)
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The On My Own Series:
Book 1: My One Night
Book 2: My Rebound
Book 3: My Next Play
Book 4: My Bad Decisions
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About the Author
Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.
Also from Carrie Ann Ryan
The Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins Series:
Book 1: Inked Persuasion
Book 2: Inked Obsession
Book 3: Inked Devotion
Book 4: Inked Craving
The On My Own Series:
Book 1: My One Night
Book 2: My Rebound
Book 3: My Next Play
Book 4: My Bad Decisions
The Tattered Royals Series:
Book 1: Royal Line
Book 2: Enemy Heir
The Ravenwood Coven Series:
Book 1: Dawn Unearthed
Book 2: Dusk Unveiled
Book 3: Evernight Unleashed
Montgomery Ink:
Book 0.5: Ink Inspired
Book 0.6: Ink Reunited
Book 1: Delicate Ink
Book 1.5: Forever Ink
Book 2: Tempting Boundaries
Book 3: Harder than Words
Book 4: Written in Ink
Book 4.5: Hidden Ink
Book 5: Ink Enduring
Book 6: Ink Exposed
Book 6.5: Adoring Ink
Book 6.6: Love, Honor, & Ink
Book 7: Inked Expressions
Book 7.3: Dropout
Book 7.5: Executive Ink
Book 8: Inked Memories
Book 8.5: Inked Nights
Book 8.7: Second Chance Ink
Montgomery Ink: Colorado Springs
Book 1: Fallen Ink
Book 2: Restless Ink
Book 2.5: Ashes to Ink
Book 3: Jagged Ink
Book 3.5: Ink by Numbers
The Montgomery Ink: Boulder Series:
Book 1: Wrapped in Ink
Book 2: Sated in Ink
Book 3: Embraced in Ink
Book 4: Seduced in Ink
Book 4.5: Captured in Ink
The Gallagher Brothers Series:
Book 1: Love Restored
Book 2: Passion Restored
Book 3: Hope Restored
The Whiskey and Lies Series:
Book 1: Whiskey Secrets
Book 2: Whiskey Reveals
Book 3: Whiskey Undone
The Fractured Connections Series:
Book 1: Breaking Without You
Book 2: Shouldn’t Have You
Book 3: Falling With You
Book 4: Taken With You
The Less Than Series:
Book 1: Breathless With Her
Book 2: Reckless With You
Book 3: Shameless With Him
The Promise Me Series: