Chapter 81

Beckett frowned slightly. Even if he had been slow on the uptake, he understood what Madeleine was getting at. She wanted to use him as a shield. Or more bluntly—she was offering to be his mistress. A woman kept in the shadows. But Madeleine wasn't clueless. She knew that once things got physical between a man and a woman, the line between them got messy real fast. From his point of view, protecting her, Chris, and Dane wasn't a big deal—it was something entirely within his reach. "I'm not lying." Madeleine's eyes reddened when Beckett didn't respond. "Those rumors aren't true. I... I didn't sleep around, except for Alex… there was no one else." Beckett's brows furrowed deeper. He picked up the report she'd brought. Apparently done at Yarrin Hospital. Clearly, one of Simpson's assistants had taken her there. A full STD screening. Honestly? The whole thing was a bit demeaning. "I won't touch Simpson's woman." Beckett dropped the medical report back on the table like it burned his finger