Chapter 440

Julian came out and stopped Beckett. "Maddy's okay. You should really get your wound taken care of first—don't freak her out." Beckett glanced down at the bleeding cut on his shoulder. It really did look pretty bad. "Maddy's asleep now. Go patch yourself up," Nicholas said, frowning as he pulled Beckett toward the ER. "She had congenital heart disease as a kid. If she gets too stressed, her chest starts to hurt and she needs meds. She told me ever since being with you, she rarely has episodes, so she left her medicine at home. That's why she ended up here." Nicholas's tone softened a bit. Even though Maddy's hospitalization had scared him half to death as her older brother, he could see that Beckett genuinely cared about her. Beckett felt a stab of guilt. "It's my fault." "What happened to your shoulder? And seriously, pick up your phone," Nicholas asked, concern in his voice. "A friend ran into some trouble. I went to help and ended up getting hurt," Beckett replied, holding his shoul