And, honestly, the only person I needed to focus on today was Dakota. Joshua was taken care of, and I had the woman I loved in my arms.
Nothing else mattered.
And after a lifetime of focusing on others and months not knowing if I’d make it out of the darkness, the little bit of hope that filled me at the thought of a future with Dakota and Joshua made it seem like the rest had been worth it.
I’d found my happiness.
Finally.
Epilogue
Nate
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I looked around the patio, at the groups of people that I should probably be able to put names to, and yet couldn’t focus well enough at the moment to figure it out.
My head hurt, and I didn’t know if it was from stress or another migraine coming on, thanks to the concussion protocol that never went the fuck away.
I grumbled, knowing I wasn’t my usual happy self, but people would have to deal. There were enough people around here with a sense of humor and sarcasm to get the mood going. I would only make it worse.
I got a beer from the ice chest and went back into the house, finding a quiet spot to rest my head, and myself. I was tired. I didn’t know how I’d ended up here. I had thought I’d pushed it all away. That I’d been able to be the happy, carefree guy that could handle anything.
And yet, one hit after another, I was back here, wondering why the fuck I was always the one left behind. Why the fuck everything hurt.
I sat in a leather armchair in front of the fireplace and looked at the books in front of me. I could barely even focus on them.
The headaches weren’t that bad. Not usually. It just meant that I couldn’t drive some days, and I’d had to change my career.
It wasn’t the only part of me that mattered.
But I hated that it had mixed with the past. Memories I would rather forget.
As if on cue, the sound of stiletto heels on wood echoed in the hallway, and she stood in the doorway, the perfect silhouette of curves and sin.
Of ice and cold.
“We need to talk.”
I looked up at Myra and raised a sardonic brow. “Do we?”
“You know we do and why, Nathan.”
“I honestly don’t,” I lied. It felt like it had taken years to get to this point. Decades, even. I pulled my gaze away from her, despite the pain that had nothing to do with my headache. It was always so hard to tear my gaze from her.
I hated her.
With the strength of a thousand fiery suns, I hated her.
Though I think I hated myself more.
“Yes, we do, husband.”
I flinched, looking over her shoulder to see if anyone was around to hear. “Don’t fucking call me that.”
Myra just raised her chin, looking like the ice princess she was. “Fine. Ex-husband. Whatever title you want to use. But we’re going to talk.”
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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.
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Also from Carrie Ann Ryan
The Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins Series:
Book 1: Inked Persuasion
Book 2: Inked Obsession
Book 3: Inked Devotion
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The Promise Me Series:
Book 1: Forever Only Once
Book 2: From That Moment
Book 3: Far From Destined
Book 4: From Our First
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The On My Own Series:
Book 1: My One Night
Book 2: My Rebound
Book 3: My Next Play
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The Tattered Royals Series:
Book 1: Royal Line
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The Ravenwood Coven Series:
Book 1: Dawn Unearthed
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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 8.7: Second Chance Ink
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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
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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
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The Gallagher Brothers Series:
Book 1: Love Restored
Book 2: Passion Restored
Book 3: Hope Restored
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The Whiskey and Lies Series:
Book 1: Whiskey Secrets
Book 2: Whiskey Reveals
Book 3: Whiskey Undone
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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
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The Less Than Series:
Book 1: Breathless With Her
Book 2: Reckless With You
Book 3: Shameless With Him
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Redwood Pack Series:
Book 1: An Alpha’s Path
Book 2: A Taste for a Mate
Book 3: Trinity Bound
Book 3.5: A Night Away
Book 4: Enforcer’s Redemption
Book 4.5: Blurred Expectations
Book 4.7: Forgiveness
Book 5: Shattered Emotions
Book 6: Hidden Destiny
Book 6.5: A Beta’s Haven
Book 7: Fighting Fate
Book 7.5: Loving the Omega
Book 7.7: The Hunted Heart
Book 8: Wicked Wolf
The Talon Pack:
Book 1: Tattered Loyalties
Book 2: An Alpha’s Choice
Book 3: Mated in Mist
Book 4: Wolf Betrayed
Book 5: Fractured Silence
Book 6: Destiny Disgraced
Book 7: Eternal Mourning
Book 8: Strength Enduring
Book 9: Forever Broken
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The Elements of Five Series:
Book 1: From Breath and Ruin
Book 2: From Flame and Ash
Book 3: From Spirit and Binding
Book 4: From Shadow and Silence
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The Branded Pack Series:
(Written with Alexandra Ivy)
Book 1: Stolen and Forgiven
Book 2: Abandoned and Unseen
Book 3: Buried and Shadowed
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Dante’s Circle Series:
Book 1: Dust of My Wings
Book 2: Her Warriors’ Three Wishes
Book 3: An Unlucky Moon
Book 3.5: His Choice
Book 4: Tangled Innocence
Book 5: Fierce Enchantment
Book 6: An Immortal’s Song
Book 7: Prowled Darkness
Book 8: Dante’s Circle Reborn
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Holiday, Montana Series:
Book 1: Charmed Spirits
Book 2: Santa’s Executive
Book 3: Finding Abigail
Book 4: Her Lucky Love
Book 5: Dreams of Ivory
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The Happy Ever After Series:
Flame and Ink
Ink Ever After
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Single Title:
Finally Found You