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"Speaking of the devil. Dodge and his cop friend are on their way up."

I pull back and search his eyes. "Did he say anything?"

"No."

A sharp knock on the door pulls Madden away from me after a quick kiss on the forehead.

Dodge enters first, followed by a woman. I frown slightly, annoyed at myself for assuming Dodge's Vegas cop friend was a man.

"Luanne Cox, this is Madden and Tessa."

Introductions over, they dive right in, with Luanne saying, "First, the original social media post announcing your wedding has been taken down. The threat of a lawsuit for damages took care of that."

"As for the wedding," Dodge continues, "that never happened."

Tears of relief well up in my eyes. Madden squeezes my hands and I feel the tension leave his body.

"The certificate Davina produced was a bad forgery. Enough to look real at first glance. The photos of the two of you outside the chapel were fake,” Luanne adds. "I had a friend in digital forensics take a look at them."

"What about the drugs?" Madden asks.

"Positive for Rohypnol for you, Madden. Tessa, you had a sedative in you,” Dodge says. “Ralph and Davina are currently guests of the Las Vegas PD."

"That was fast, but I'm relieved," Madden says. "Tessa's safe now, right?"

"So are you, Madden," Dodge says. "You should have seen the look on Ralph's face when the uniforms picked him up at the airport." He smiles.

"He is singing like a canary," Luanne says. "He admitted to using chloroform to knock you out first. He planned on staging the scene differently, but he chickened out."

"Thank God!" I mutter. "How did Davina get her claws into him?"

"That's the thing, neither one admits to knowing the other. I believe them. I think it was just bad luck that they both decided to act at the same time." I stare at Luanne, trying to make sense of it all.

"Jesus! Fuck!" Madden hisses. "As long as they're both out of the way, we're good." I watch him look between Dodge and Luanne.

Dodge adds, "Rosie and I are still going with Tessa to the game, though. Until word gets out about what happened, others might not be so friendly."

"You make it sound like a hardship having you and Rosie with me." I scoff. "I enjoy spending time with both of you." Smiling, I add, "Thank you for everything."

"Yes, you made it easier for us today,” Madden adds.

"Glad we could help." Luanne hands us a business card. "Call if you need anything."

As soon as the door closes behind them, Madden turns to me. "I have a plan."

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MADDEN

There are rumors circulating along with photos as part of a vicious plot to derail my life and the happiness of the woman I love #TessaGeorgeILoveYou It hasn't worked. Until you hear it from me, please do not believe a word written about me or my life, especially my #FutureWife @TessaGeorge14.

I hope you will continue to support me! #ILoveMyFans

#truelove #TessaTyler14 #BBVML #BBV #IceHockey #TeamSports

I clickpost with a big grin on my face before turning off my phone. I search the room for the cord that is attached to the phone in the room and unplug it.

"Are we going to get kinky?" asks Tessa.

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