Wyncote Wolves, #2

Deflected Hearts

Poppy

August Whitley was supposed to be simple.
A fun, no-strings fling to fill the quiet moments between seasons of my life.

But feelings don’t play by the rules—and I knew it was already too late the moment I walked away.
I left town with a secret and a promise to myself: I’d do this on my own. No regrets. No looking back.

Until one night, fate decides otherwise… and August walks into the restaurant where I work.
And everything changes.

August

Poppy Williams was the one I could never quite figure out—and the one I never wanted to lose.
But before I could get close, she disappeared. No goodbye. No explanation. Just gone.

I searched for her. I tried to move on and I failed both miserably.

And then one random night, while on a date with someone else, I find her again—apron tied around her waist, eyes just as fierce, and pregnant.

With my baby.

I don’t know why she left. I don’t know if she’ll ever trust me again.
But I do know one thing—I’m not walking away this time.