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 moment that they see that I am

wave. I don’t need to be babysat tonight, I just need to spend time with my friend. Dinner was quite good

the Trio would look at me. She thought that they were mad

chose to sit beside her. Then I felt the need to use

back, I was yanked by my hair, and my head was slammed

into the woods. I opened my eyes the moment the cool

in a

the worthless orphan is alone,”

parents chose to die instead of raising you,”

not learned your place,”

leave me

queen, I will banish you if I

think she needs a permanent reminder,” Lenore says as she

for the full experience. You won’t find the

else. Happy reading!

a queen holds,” Jessica says. I see The Trio approach

Was everything

them! Fuck all of them! I slip off my shoes and rip my dress. I have no clue what I am doing but

all of you! Rot in hell!” I scream as I throw my shoes at the Hags and

and ran as fast as I could

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

as the rest of my body shattered and pain as I had never experienced before

is

**Cassius**

I got incredibly anxious

and Heidi were also missing. If Avery would have remained

better vigilance. My brothers and I rush toward the restrooms where

the wall and the backdoor ajar. We rush out and hear the girls’ raised voices. Without

stopped dead in our tracks as soon as we saw the knife in

is infused with magic that can easily kill a human and poison a