Chapter Eighteen
The entire hockey arena was still roaring and shouting loudly as Khalid skated off the smooth ice.
He had played the game like a man completely on fire tonight he was dominant, focused, and totally unstoppable on the ice. He had scored two beautiful goals and made three amazing assists to help the team win. Every single time he scored a goal or made a big play, he looked straight up into the VIP stands at me, pointing his heavy hockey stick right toward my seat like a silent promise. The giant crowd chanted his name over and over again, but his dark eyes were only looking for me.
After the game was over, he found me waiting for him inside the quiet, private family lounge. The very second his eyes saw me sitting there, he pulled me tightly into his massive arms. His bod
