Hidden Flame: Bound to the Triplet Dragon Kings

Chapter 22: Hiding The Truth

Cassius

I was relieved when I was told that Avery was awake and even more once Enya guaranteed a full recovery. However, I was a bit rattled when Clint told me that she remembered everything. The sheer agony that she must have endured alone would be enough to break anyone, human or dragon. Avery must be stronger than I have over given her credit for.

I sigh as I stare at my ceiling. I have tried to break her spirit in an effort to uplift my own. I have been such an evil selfish bastard. That’s no way a future king should behave. My parents would be ashamed. Yes, Avery was hired as a servant after she tried to escape, but my brothers and I were the reason that she tried. Does ahju look like any humans or dragons here? No, but that should not have been why we treated her as we did.

Before my parents died, they would often tease my brothers and ine hout girls. My mom would tell stories of how boys used to pull her ponytail just so that she would look at them. My father would laugh and nod because he was guilty of doing that to girls he had liked. But I don’t like Avery in that way, do 17 1 shake my head becouse I can’t. She isn’t my type but she is very intelligent. I kept glancing at her on Friday during Mr. Chen’s glass. There was a grace about her as she fluttered from one part of the titration to the next. I need to stop being such a prick to her. I need to be and do better,

June and Anton should be in their room now resting. I decided that would go talk to Avery and try to discover how much she remembers. As I enter the hallway, both of my brothers open their doors. After I told them that I was going to talk with Avery about what happened, they insisted on coming along. I knock lightly as I slowly open her door. She starts to get up, “Avery, sit!”

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She instantly sat back in her bed. I ran my hand over my face because I didn’t intend to command her like that, but the girl nearly died. She does not need to be concerned about anything that my brothers and I might need right now. I want to kick my own ass causing her to not have regard for herself. Both of my brothers nod to me which lets me know that they feel the same. We owe Avery the truth, but we need to keep up the charade of hating her until our Grand Ceremony. Afterward, we can tell her the whole truth and pray that she forgives us. “Do you know for certain what happened to you?”

As she stares at me, she cocks her head as she speaks, “I know the same as you. You are just as bad as they are because I can tell by how you are looking at me that you are going to let them get away with it.”

“Avery, it is complicated.”

She huff’s loudly as she rolls her eyes, “Complicated, yeah right. You just care about getting laid.”

My brothers and I raise our eyebrows. She covers her mouth as her cheeks redden in embarrassment at her brazen words. “Sorry,” she mumbles as she looks away.

Normally, such disrespect would send Asher into a fit of rage and he would incinerate any who dared to speak to us that way, but he’s laughing. I would join him, but I don’t want Avery to think that am laughing at her. “After our Grand Ceremony, you have my word that those girls will be punished.”

She takes a few moments to observe my brothers and me. I have no doubt that she is seeing if we are being sincere. Seeming satisfied, as asked, “How did I get back here?”

I push Clint forward because he should be the one to tell her. He nervously runs his hand through his hair. “When we all got home, I was hungry, but I couldn’t find you. You had told me that you would be here reading. Avery, you are always here, so when you wirent, we went looking for you. We started with the last place that we saw you.”

Avery pulls the blankets up around her, no doubt remembering what happened to her clothes. Clint says, “After we broke you loose, we covered you up and got to you Enya so that she could heal you.” He told her part of the truth, but he left out how we healed her before we brought her to Enya. She doesn’t need to know that we used our dragon’s magic tongue and fire to explore her whole body.

“Why did you guys save me? You all hate me,” she murmurs into her hand that’s still covering her mouth.

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I put my hands up as I take & eat at the font of her bed. “We don’t physically hurt. That’s the truth, We never wanted a nanny and that we are away from everyone at school can we be friends?“.

“Why not at school too?” she aski,

te you, at least not anymore we don’t. You were to never be what we saw you as. I know that this is a lot to ask, but when

I look at Clint. He nods before he says, “Me trying to be nice in youwhy Lenore and the others targeted you. We can’t risk any others trying it wither. After our Grand Ceremony, things will be diffent.”

She chews on her lip. “If anyone touches me again, you had better deal with them or grant me the ability to return to the human world,” she says.

I sighed because once I wanted her gone but when she nearly died

ralized something. I like having her around and I don’t want

Chapter 22: Hiding The Truth

Cassius

I was relieved when I was told that Avery was awake and even more once Enya guaranteed a full recovery. However, I was a bit rattled when Clint told me that she remembered everything. The sheer agony that she must have endured alone would be enough to break anyone, human or dragon. Avery must be stronger than I have over given her credit for.

I sigh as I stare at my ceiling. I have tried to break her spirit in an effort to uplift my own. I have been such an evil selfish bastard. That’s no way a future king should behave. My parents would be ashamed. Yes, Avery was hired as a servant after she tried to escape, but my brothers and I were the reason that she tried. Does ahju look like any humans or dragons here? No, but that should not have been why we treated her as we did.

Before my parents died, they would often tease my brothers and ine hout girls. My mom would tell stories of how boys used to pull her ponytail just so that she would look at them. My father would laugh and nod because he was guilty of doing that to girls he had liked. But I don’t like Avery in that way, do 17 1 shake my head becouse I can’t. She isn’t my type but she is very intelligent. I kept glancing at her on Friday during Mr. Chen’s glass. There was a grace about her as she fluttered from one part of the titration to the next. I need to stop being such a prick to her. I need to be and do better,

their room now resting. I decided that would go talk to Avery and try to discover how much she remembers. As I enter the hallway, both of my brothers open their doors. After I told them that I was going to talk with Avery about what happened, they insisted on coming along. I knock lightly as I slowly open her door. She starts to get up, “Avery,

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I ran my hand over my face because I didn’t intend to command her like that, but the girl nearly died. She does not need to be concerned about anything that my brothers and I might need right now. I want to kick my own ass causing her to not have regard for herself. Both of my

she speaks, “I know the same as you. You are just as bad as they are because I can tell by how you are looking at me that you are going to let

it is complicated.”

she rolls her eyes, “Complicated, yeah right. You just

redden in embarrassment at her brazen words. “Sorry,”

would send Asher into a fit of rage and he would incinerate any who dared to speak to us that way, but he’s laughing. I would join him, but I don’t want Avery to think

have no doubt that she is seeing if we are being sincere. Seeming

find you. You had told me that you would

pulls the blankets up around her, no doubt remembering what happened to her clothes. Clint says, “After we broke you loose, we covered you up and got to you Enya so that she could heal you.” He told her part of the truth, but he left out how we

me? You all hate me,” she murmurs into her hand that’s still covering

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hurt. That’s the truth, We never wanted a nanny and that we are away from everyone at

school too?”

not anymore we don’t. You were to never be what we saw you as. I know

before he says, “Me trying to be nice in youwhy Lenore and the others targeted you. We can’t risk any others

with them or grant me

because once I wanted her gone but

Hiding

Cassius

remembered everything. The sheer agony

be ashamed. Yes, Avery was hired as a servant after she tried to escape, but my brothers and I were the reason that

had liked. But I don’t like Avery in that way, do 17 1 shake my head becouse I can’t. She isn’t my type but she

in their room now resting. I decided that would go talk to Avery and try to discover how much she remembers. As I enter the hallway, both of my brothers open their doors. After I told them that I was going to talk with Avery about what happened, they insisted on coming along. I knock lightly as I slowly open her door. She starts to get

Mor

my own ass causing her to not have regard for herself. Both of my brothers nod to me which lets me know that they feel the same. We owe Avery the truth, but we need to keep up the charade of hating her until our Grand Ceremony. Afterward, we can tell her the whole truth and pray that she forgives us. “Do you know for certain what

speaks, “I know the same as you. You are just as bad as they are because I can

it is complicated.”

rolls her eyes, “Complicated, yeah right. You just care about getting laid.”

She covers her mouth as her cheeks redden in

would send Asher into a fit of rage and he would incinerate any who dared to speak to us that way, but he’s laughing. I would join him, but I don’t want Avery to think that am laughing at her. “After our Grand Ceremony, you

doubt that she is seeing if we are being sincere. Seeming satisfied, as asked, “How did I get back here?”

forward because he should be the one to tell her. He nervously runs his hand through his hair. “When we all got home, I was hungry, but I couldn’t find you. You had told me that you would be here reading. Avery, you are always here, so when you wirent, we went looking for you. We started with the last place

He told her part of the truth, but he left out how we healed her before we brought her to Enya. She doesn’t need to know that we used our dragon’s magic tongue and

hate me,” she murmurs into her hand that’s still covering her mouth.

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Hiding The

& eat at the font of her bed. “We don’t physically hurt. That’s the truth, We never wanted a nanny and that we are away

school too?” she

don’t. You were to never be what we saw you as. I know that this is a lot to ask, but when

nice in youwhy Lenore and the others targeted you. We can’t risk any others trying it wither. After our Grand Ceremony, things will be

her lip. “If anyone touches me again, you had better deal with them or grant

I wanted her gone but when

Hiding The Truth

Cassius

rattled when Clint told me that she remembered everything. The sheer agony that she must have endured alone would be enough to break anyone, human or dragon. Avery must

behave. My parents would be ashamed. Yes, Avery was hired as a servant after she tried to escape, but my brothers and I were the reason that she tried. Does ahju look like

my parents died, they would often tease my brothers and ine hout girls. My mom would tell stories of how boys used to pull her ponytail just so that she would look at them. My father would laugh and nod because he was guilty of doing that to girls he had liked. But I don’t like Avery in that way, do 17 1 shake my head becouse I can’t. She isn’t my type but she is very intelligent. I kept glancing at her on Friday during Mr. Chen’s glass. There was a grace about her as she fluttered from one part of the titration to the next. I need to stop being such a prick to her. I need to

hallway, both of my brothers open their doors. After I told them that I was going to talk with Avery about what happened, they insisted on coming

Mor

hand over my face because I didn’t intend to command her like that, but the girl nearly died. She does not need to be concerned about anything that my brothers and I might need right now. I want to kick my own ass causing her to not have regard for herself. Both of my brothers nod to me which lets me know that they feel the same. We owe Avery the truth, but we need to keep up the charade of hating her until our Grand Ceremony. Afterward, we can tell her the whole truth and pray that

as you. You are just as bad as they

is complicated.”