Poppy August Whitley was just a fling–someone fun to spend my time with no strings attached. We broke things off before our feelings grew, but it was already too late. After leaving town, I swore to myself that I would never look back. And when I get surprising news, I’m completely committed to doing it alone. Until one night when he walks back into my life… August Poppy Williams. She was an enigma and a mystery that I wanted to unravel. Neither of us were ready for a commitment and after a misunderstanding, she left town without a single word. I tried to find her, but it was as if she fell off the grid. It was messing with my head and becoming a threat to my hockey career. Until one night, one date with another girl… I find Poppy working at the restaurant and she’s pregnant. With my child. I let her leave me once before, but this time I won’t let her get away.