FATHER-- Julian Devereaux [dead]
MOTHER-- Armani Devereaux (Beckett) [dead]
FIANCEE-- Amelia Heartley [alive, 25]

ADOPTIVE SON-- Nick Morrow [14, alive]
EX GIRLFRIEND-- Shilah Laskey [27, alive]

FUTURE DAUGHTER TO BE-- [8 months in the womb, baby. come to daddy]

Maddox didn't have the best childhood. Growing up an only child, his dad was an alcoholic and abusive man who took advantage of his mother and as a result, his mother was overprotective of her son, never letting him out of her sight or become anything near social. As he grew older and things escalated in his home, Maddox grew more and more distant from friends and family, starting from the time his father, Julian, got into a big fight with a brother in law and moved the entire family to Philadelphia where his business was located. His only friend through grade school was a boy his age, Jeffrey Darling, and his family whom Maddox would sometimes disappear off to when his parents fought and hide out, only to suffer the punishments when he returned the next morning.

He was eighteen when everything fell apart one night. Overhrearing his dad severely abusing his mother, Maddox snapped and jumped in to protect her. The result of his self defence was accidentally, though purposely murdering his own father. After that, the young man had no choice but to take off and run without even getting a chance to say goodbye to the Darlings, and he never communicated with anyone ever since. Still living with the guilt of what he'd done, Maddox found himself getting into drugs and the general bad crowd. When he almost wound up in the hospital from an overdose, he swore off any substance and focused on finishing college to be a Police Official. Since he really didn't have anything better to do, why not protect people from getting their asses kicked by drunk abusers? However, he never did completely shake off his addiction to Ambien, a sleeping medication he's now dependent on. By 21, he was working full time as an Associate, living alone, and getting by. It wasn't until he was 25 that he walked into a supermarket, caught the eye of a vivacious brunette as he stumbled over his words, and she asked him out. The woman was Shilah Laskey and they started up a steady relationshp that lasted roughly two and a half years. He depended on her greatly, confiding in her and sharing his past. When the virus broke out, Maddox and Shilah deported together and stuck close. Things only started to fall apart once Maddox was appointed Leader of the Malavita. Shilah was jealous and agitated by the attention he would give to the rebel group, and as a result she wound up cheating on him with a man Maddox despised, Ryuu Akiyama.

As soon as he walked in on them, Maddox simply dropped everything and left, throwing Shilah out of his life and not even giving her a chance to explain. He did what he did best and seized all communication with her, essentially starting over and throwing himself into his work. Weeks ran by, and there came an evening where he ran into Amelia Heartley, a younger bright girl that he instantly developed an interest in. At least, as a friend. After a night of sparklers and goofing off, Maddox dropped her off at her apartment. Gradually, and over time in small doses he began to develop feelings for her. Through their petty fights and childish behaviour, there was something there that Maddox could not throw off. He couldn't help it; he wanted to see more Amelia, but was nervous and ashamed of what this could mean. Just when he was trying to work things out for himself (I should mention he was doing this while scewing other women), a call came to his cell phone which alluded him to the fact that Amelia was gone. In short, the controversial group known as the Lascivo had snatched her up in their grasp in order to bring Maddox to them. Yes, it took a rabid group of murderers to tune him into the fact that he loved Amelia Heartley. Laugh, cry, whatever. The man is hopeless.