Hidden Flame: Bound to the Triplet Dragon Kings

**Avery**

It is now Friday, the day of the Trio’s Grand Ceremony. All classes have been canceled in honor of tonight’s event. It isn’t

every day that a tribe’s future king has his ceremony. Before the official part of the ceremony, there is a small party. Then

once the hour strikes of the triplets’ birth they are announced in their birth order and from that moment on can scent

their mates.

The Trio ordered the maids to bring me a stack of dresses to try on. It was so exhausting that I took a nap. I don’t

understand how some women do it but it does give new meaning to the phrase ‘shop until you drop.’ And drop I did, I

laughed. I tried to talk my way out of attending too, but I was told that everyone in the tribe must be there. Some of the

traditions that dragons have are very annoying and this is one of them. This ceremony should be optional like prom is,

which I plan to skip again this year.

The Trio had the kitchen staff bring food to my room. I am starting to feel like a bird in a gilded cage. It is nearing

nightfall and I am growing restless, so I put on a shimmering blue gown with matching heels that had silver jeweled

straps. I hate to think how much this outfit cost. It was likely a month’s worth of my pay. Tomorrow, I will insist that The

Trio return all of this and recoup some of their money. I pin up my hair and allow strands to dangle around my face which

I curl. I put on light makeup that they bought me and added the lip gloss that Trisha gave me.

I went to the building outside of the palace where the party and ceremony will be held. I busy myself, helping the staff

with their final preparations. They tried to prevent me from helping, insisting that I was a guest tonight, but I couldn’t

stand by and do nothing. Once everything was ready, I found my seat. It was at the table with The Trio. I don’t feel like I

love my nametag so that

The Trio glares at me the moment that they see

be babysat tonight, I just need to

every time one of the Trio would look

was all because I chose to sit beside her. Then I felt the need

I was yanked by my hair, and my head was slammed against the wall from behind,

I opened my

a circle around

worthless orphan

that your parents chose to die

you still have not learned your place,”

leave me

will banish you if I don’t have you killed,”

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show this worthless tramp the power a queen holds,” Jessica says. I see The Trio

everything this past week

and rip my dress. I have no clue what I am doing but I am going

I scream as I throw

put my head down and ran as fast as I could to my room. I ripped off the

Luckily, I fell onto my bed. I cried like I hadn’t done in ages. The

of my body shattered and pain

is happening

**Cassius**

her restroom trip, I got incredibly anxious and so did my brothers. Our anxiety grew

that Jessica, Lenore, and Heidi were also missing. If Avery

have kept a better vigilance. My brothers and I rush toward the restrooms where we discover Avery’s

ajar. We rush out and hear the girls’ raised voices.

woods. However, we stopped dead in our tracks as soon as we

can easily kill a human and poison