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,

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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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

as they are because I can tell by

it is complicated.”

huff’s loudly as she rolls her eyes, “Complicated, yeah right. You

eyebrows. She covers her mouth as her cheeks redden

but he’s laughing. I would join him, but I don’t

to observe my brothers and me. I have no doubt that she is seeing

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

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

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

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

not at school too?”

what we saw you as. I know that

trying to be nice in youwhy Lenore and the others targeted you. We can’t risk any others

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

once I wanted her gone but when

Hiding The Truth

Cassius

bit rattled when Clint told me that she remembered everything. The sheer agony that she must have endured alone

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

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

I enter the hallway, both of my brothers open their doors. After I told them that I was going to talk with Avery

Mor

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.

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.”

is complicated.”

loudly as she rolls her eyes, “Complicated, yeah right. You

her cheeks redden in embarrassment at

way, but he’s laughing. I would join him, but I don’t want Avery to think that am

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

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

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

me,” she murmurs into her hand that’s still

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of her bed. “We don’t physically hurt. That’s the truth, We never wanted a

not at school too?”

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

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

me again, you had better deal with them or grant me the

wanted her

Hiding The

Cassius

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

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

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

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

Mor

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.

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

it is complicated.”