Hidden Flame: Bound to the Triplet Dragon Kings

**Avery**

I think that I understand the Trio better. They literally have a split personality. I need to pay better attention to their eyes

so I know exactly who I am dealing with. Also, I wonder what it means when their eye colors evenly combine. It also

makes me wonder about the dragon that marked me. Was he like the Hags or more like the Trio? I just want to

understand why he marked a human child, but I guess that I will never know.

Cassius kept giving me funny looks as he paid for our beach shopping spree. Does he know that I only shopped on the

clearance rack? He must because I can hear him fighting back a laugh. Money or not, I don’t see the point in paying full

price for something that I will only use today. I have never been to the beach so I don’t think I will be back. I feel exposed

and I don’t like it. After I dug the cover-up out of the bag, I put it on. I think that I will wear it until I must remove it.

Cassius can be the half-naked one in his swim trunks and tank top. His skin is flawless unlike mine.

We walked along the boardwalk for a bit. The breeze felt good on my skin and I like the saltiness too. Cassius looks at me, “You have never been to a beach, have you?”

“Is it that obvious?”

He chuckles, “No, but you just confirmed it.”

I nudged him but he barely moved and I knocked myself off balance, “Ass.” He laughed as he reached over to steady me.

“Look, a fortune teller. I have read about those,” he says.

I laugh, “Nerd alert.”

who

to the fortune teller’s booth. She was an older lady with long wavy hair. Her eyes

a few bills onto her table. She

“I will read the young man first,” she said in a robotic

each as she speaks, “This is

The card representing your present is The Devil it signifies change or

Lovers. You will find your

not wrong. I

cards and asks me to shuffle them. I did as she asked. Then she had me pick three

to them as she did before, “Your past card is Nine of Swords.

child because you seem to have such a light soul. Your present has

sudden and violent as represented by the Knight of Swords. However, your future looks

me that you will rule one day. You are the embodiment of a queen

regal partner or

exchanged a look

a spot on the sand. “Was she

“She was human but

about all of

enjoy our day and me taking

blush and look away. This is my second non-date. I need to not make a fool of myself. He reaches into the bag and

me

“Do me, huh?”

can see a faint blush tinge his cheeks, “Not what I meant,

stood up. He reached his hand out to me and we walked into the cool waves. We waded out until the water

peace. I screamed as I saw a fin stick out of the water. Cassius

and then he looked where I was. He chuckled as he sat me down. “What

shark!”