What If — Ashlyn Mathews

What If is a 22,000 word novella. For readers 18+.



He's the one she let get away.

Star quarterback, Drew Hazard, was never meant to be with her, Emma Lombardi. He takes risks. She plays it safe. He mingles. She prefers the corner. He's sexy hot. She's plain Jane. When a night of unprotected sex leads to an unplanned pregnancy, Emma does the one thing her heart warns her not to do. She breaks up with Drew, the father of her unborn baby.



What if he's unwilling to let her go?

After Emma crashes his party, Drew has more questions than answers about their break-up. Suspecting her of keeping a secret that could've brought them together instead of driving them apart, Drew does the one thing his mind tells him not to do. He'll break Emma's heart.



Excerpt:

Her world seeming to spin, she took deep breaths in and out. Take risks, he'd said. I haven't seen anyone, he'd reassured. She'd given Drew four years of her life. He could give her one more night. Then she'd forget him and move on with her life.



“Remember what you said when we ended it?” she asked.



He nodded. The movement was slow, yet firm, as though he couldn't make up his mind whether he liked where she was taking the conversation or didn't want to know.



“Take a risk with me, Drew. Make love to me, out here in the open.” Yeah, her resolve to not involve herself with him had quietly left the party.



He walked past her to the French doors of the house and clicked them shut, leaving her completely alone with a man who'd earlier promised to punish her for crashing his party. Her heart raced, and her mouth went dry.