Chapter One Hundred And Seventy
Vanessa POV
The sheer, overwhelming beauty of the previous night still felt like a dream. After five long years of hiding in the shadows, of constantly looking over my shoulder, the heavy burden of the secret was finally gone. In the quiet stadium family lounge after his massive victory, Khalid had knelt before Chase and told him the absolute truth. The image of our son throwing his small arms around Khalid’s neck, cheering that he had always wanted the unstoppable hockey star to be his real dad, was permanently burned into my heart.
Afterward, Khalid had driven us home. He had dropped us off at my apartment, holding me in a long, breathless embrace at the door, promising that now that the truth was out, we were going to build a real future together. Step
