My First Glance: An On My Own Prequel

My First GlanceAn On My Own Prequel
Carrie Ann Ryan


Contents
MY FIRST GLANCE
MY FIRST GLANCE
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
A Note from Carrie Ann Ryan
About the Author
Also from Carrie Ann Ryan


MY FIRST GLANCE
AN ON MY OWN PREQUEL
By
Carrie Ann Ryan


My FIRST GLANCE
An On My Own Prequel
By: Carrie Ann Ryan
© 2020 Carrie Ann Ryan
ISBN: 978-1-950443-72-7
Cover Art by Sweet N Spicy Designs
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All characters in this book are fiction and figments of the author’s imagination.


Praise for Carrie Ann Ryan
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"With snarky humor, sizzling love scenes, and brilliant, imaginative worldbuilding, The Dante's Circle series reads as if Carrie Ann Ryan peeked at my personal wish list!" – NYT Bestselling Author, Larissa Ione
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MY FIRST GLANCE
See what happens before the night that changes everything in this prequel novella to My One Night by NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan.
After mistakes and false starts, I thought I’d finally worked my life out. It took eighteen years before I found my brothers, the ones pushing me into this direction. Now I’m faced with another decision, a new school, and a set of roommates I didn’t know I needed.
Only after one glance at her, I know everything might change yet again.


Chapter 1
Dillon
“All I’m saying is, if you’re anxious about what she’s thinking, you should just ask her,” I said, leaning against the bar. “She’ll tell you, you know. She’s not the type of person to make you guess what she’s thinking. But you do need to ask her, or she’ll feel like she’s bothering you.”
My brother, Cameron, raised a brow. He was good at it, just like his twin, Aiden. They could always raise that single brow and make it look as if they knew exactly what you were thinking, even if you weren’t sure where your thoughts were headed.
“Really? You believe that if I just simply ask her, she will tell me exactly what she’s thinking? And there’ll be no weirdness.”
I shrugged. “I don’t know, why not? It just makes sense to me.”
Cameron snorted. “You know, for someone so young, you sure do think you know all about love and relationships.”
I scowled. “I’m twenty. I’m not young. I’ve been through shit.” That was an understatement, and when Cameron just gave me a look, I shrugged. “What? It’s the truth.”
“You’re right. You have been through shit. But have you been in love?”
I shook my head. “No, but I listen to the girls, and they all say communication is vital. Therefore, I should try explaining it to you once again. Talk to your wife.”
“He’s right, you know,” Violet said as she walked into the bar, her smile cunning yet full of love.
I loved my sister-in-law. She was brilliant, beautiful, and loved me. I had been eighteen when I met her and fell head over heels for her, just like Cameron had. The fact that I had just moved to Denver after nearly stirring up my life meant I hadn’t been in the best headspace to make friends.
But, somehow, I had gotten close with my brothers, the ones I hadn’t grown up with thanks to my mom and the choices she made. I’d also made friends with the women my brothers had fallen for.
They all tended to coddle me, even though I was twenty years old. But they needed something to focus on. That way, they didn’t have to deal with other things in their lives. At least, that’s what I told myself when they got overbearing in comforting ways.
They mothered me, and I usually let them. I loved them. Not that I got too emotional about it when I was in front of them. At least, mostly.
“You are supposed to be at work,” Cameron