Drake froze on the bed.
Heads poked in from outside. Randy, still banged up, was included.
"Whoa!" Theda leaned on the doorframe. "Dude, that's not cool."
Drake pushed Debra away and grunted, "What're you doing in my room?"
Debra sulked, "Seriously? You've been out for three days. We've been taking turns looking after you."
"What are you talking about?" Drake looked lost.
William walked in with medicine. "Yeah, Randy and Erica are both hurt. Theda and Liza have been tag-teaming Erica. Marion and Robert had to juggle you besides helping Debra and Oscar address the messes. I couldn't watch you solo, so we rotated. Today is Debra's shift. You woke up and lost it."
Drake's expression soured. "I didn't ask for it."
"We thought you were toast," Debra said, dusting off her sleeves. "Luckily, you're up now. William says it's just scrapes, but your old wounds are still healing, so stay in bed for more days."
"No way. He needs to deal with Orkgate's mess," Theda chimed in. "I've got no time to run his company. The Osborne family's a wreck. Randy is swamped. Marion has got that on his plate. The McKinney Group is fine, but the Illuminati stragglers are a pain to clean up. Fermin is tied up with his family stuff, and so is Juan. So, get your ass up and take back Orkgate."
Drake rubbed his eyebrows. "I'm sick. Just give me some peace."
"Yeah?" She turned back.
He opened his mouth but caught William lurking nearby. "Out."
William rolled his eyes. "Fine, I'm gone. No need to yell."
Debra tilted her head. "So, what's the deal? Don't tell me you offed me in your dream."
Drake stared. "You've dreamed it too, haven't you? You knew all along."

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