The Hockey Star’s Hidden Daughter
Five years ago, Claire Bennett spent one unforgettable night with hockey superstar Damon Black, the man she had secretly loved for years. But the morning after his championship victory, Damon vanished without a trace, leaving Claire to discover she was carrying his baby. Forced to raise her daughter alone after Damon’s family made it clear she would never belong in his world, Claire built a new life in the shadows—while secretly inheriting her late mother's massive investment firm.
Now, Damon is back.
He doesn't know about the five-year-old girl who has his exact eyes, nor does he realize Claire is secretly worth more than his entire family. He only knows his father has forced him into an arranged marriage with the quiet woman he believes he can control.
Threatened by Damon's family business, Claire agrees to the marriage with one strict condition: they remain complete strangers behind closed doors. But living together makes their boundaries fall apart, especially as Damon grows suspicious of the little girl who keeps calling him Daddy. When Claire discovers someone intercepted their messages five years ago to keep them apart, the truth becomes a dangerous game—one that could tear their lives apart or force Damon to fight for the family he never knew he had.
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Chapter: Chapter 5 : The Daughter He Doesn't Know Claire:I carried my two small bags into the entryway of Damon's house, stopping near the front hall while he set his keys down on the table near the mirror and turned to face me."The guest room is upstairs, the second door on the right," Damon said, pointing toward the staircase while keeping his distance from me. "I took the master bedroom at the end of the hall, so you can have the rest of the floor to yourself, and we won't have to run into each other unless we need to leave for family events.""Thank you, that works fine for me," I replied, grabbing my bags to walk up the stairs, but his voice stopped me before I could take two steps."Why did you agree to this, Claire?" he asked, leaning back against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest, his eyes fixing on me with clear suspicion. "You look at me like you hate my guts, so why didn't you just tell your grandfather to reject my family's proposal?"I held tight to the handles of my bags, keeping my face completely blank
Last Updated: 2026-09-03
Chapter: Chapter 4 : The Groom I Never WantedClaire:I sat on the edge of the bed in my apartment, staring down at the white dress hanging on the closet door, feeling a heavy tightness in my stomach because after spending five long years working to rebuild my life, Damon Black was stepping right back into it to tear down my peace.“Mommy, why do you look so sad?” Emma asked, walking into the bedroom while holding her small stuffed bear in her arms, looking up at me with her wide eyes. “Are you getting dressed up for a party today?”“No, sweetie, I’m getting married today,” I said, putting a smile on my face as I reached out to pull her small body into a hug, smoothing her hair down with my hand.“Are you marrying a prince like in my storybooks?” she asked, sitting down on my lap and wrapping her arms around my neck, looking closely at my face. “Do you love him, Mommy?”I swallowed hard, looking at her small face that carried so many of Damon’s features, and I felt my voice tremble slightly as I tried to figure out what to say to
Last Updated: 2026-09-03
Chapter: Chapter 3 : The Marriage I Never Asked For Damon:I threw my gear bag into the corner of the locker room and pulled off my ice skates, ignoring the reporters waiting outside the doors because I had just finished three hours of morning practice and my father was already calling my phone for the third time today."What is so important that you have to call me right after practice?" I asked, putting the phone on speaker while I sat down on the bench to unlace my boots."Come straight to my office downtown," my father said, his voice coming through loud and clear without a single bit of room for argument. "We have a family matter to discuss, and it concerns the future of our company as well as your own career.""I have team meetings all afternoon, Dad," I replied, standing up and heading toward the showers because I had no energy to deal with whatever business deal he was trying to push on me today. "Whatever it is, we can talk about it during dinner this weekend.""You will come to my office right now, Damon," he commanded, stop
Last Updated: 2026-09-03
Chapter: Chapter 2 : The Secret I Kept Claire:I stayed in the city for two full weeks after that morning at his building, calling his manager's office every single morning and leaving messages with his assistant, but nobody ever returned my calls."He's in training camp right now, Miss Bennett," his assistant said when I finally managed to get through on the office phone on a Tuesday afternoon. "Mr. Black is focusing entirely on the upcoming season, and he explicitly asked us not to forward any personal calls to his line.""Can you just tell him I need ten minutes to speak with him?" I asked, sitting on the edge of my bed while holding my phone against my ear. "It's not about his hockey career or his money, it's about something personal that he really needs to know.""I'm sorry, but he gave us a strict list of people he wants to talk to, and your name is not on that list," she said before hanging up the phone, leaving me listening to the dial tone.That night, I turned on the television in my living room and saw Damon on
Last Updated: 2026-09-03
Chapter: Chapter 1Claire "He told me to wait right here," I said, leaning against the hallway wall as another staff member passed by carrying a box of championship merchandise."The locker room is off-limits to non-media tonight, miss," the security guard said, barely looking at me because he was busy directing the crowd of photographers trying to get a shot of the team."I’m not a reporter, I’m waiting for Damon," I said, holding my phone tightly in my hands because the screen was still blank and he hadn't replied to my last three texts. "We spoke before the third period, and he said he would meet me here the second the trophy presentation ended.""Everyone wants to see Damon Black tonight," the guard replied, stepping in front of the double doors to block two women trying to peek inside. "He just won the national title, so you might want to wait in the main lobby like everyone else."I stepped back toward the wall and checked my phone again, feeling my heart beat faster as I placed my palm flat agai
Last Updated: 2026-09-03
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