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CHAPTER 99
~Drake's POV~
I let out a slow breath and leaned back slightly, forcing my shoulders to relax even though every muscle in my body felt wound tight.
"You're jumping to conclusions," I said evenly.
Daisy's eyes narrowed immediately. "That wasn't a denial."
"It wasn't a confirmation either." Inside my head, Drew was anything but calm.
The moment Daisy had said the word mate, a violent surge of possessiveness tore through my chest.
"Mine!" The growl echoed again, rough and dangerous.
Images of Jade flashed through my mind uninvited—her face, the way her scent had clung to the air that day, the warmth of her skin beneath my hand.
Then another image followed, one I hadn't yet seen, but I could already imagine her standing beside the Alpha Triplets. Drew snapped viciously inside my head. My jaw tightened, which Daisy noticed immediately.
"You're doing that thing again," she said quietly.
"What thing?"
