Hidden Flame: Bound to the Triplet Dragon Kings

**Avery**

I offered Cassius a quick smile before I turned back to a stunned Draven. “Come!” I commanded. Robotically he walked to

us as we were standing beside Cassius’s car. I wonder why I have this effect on him. Regina spoke in my mind, “I think

one of our tribe members is in him. But I will say that using my big girl voice feels really good.” I giggle inside because it

does feel good to not cower. In fact, it feels damn good.

In addition to my newfound confidence, I feel something else, this dark fire that begins to spark and burn. As the heat

rises so does my anger. My mates surround Draven, preventing his escape. Could he use magic? Yes, but that requires

chanting and his coven based on the ritual I had witnessed. “You took something you had no right to,” I growled.

“What are you talking about? Who are you people?” Draven asks.

Cassius takes a step closer to Draven. His glare intensifies, “You know exactly who we are.” His head turned to me before

he looked back to Draven, “Now meet our queen.”

To pull him close to me, I reached for Draven but in doing so I caught a whiff of some familiar scents. At first, I thought

that it was just perfume so I took another whiff. My nose crinkled as I spat, “The Hoity Hags! He reeks of them.”

To my surprise, Conner grabbed Draven by his throat and lifted him in the air. “Tell us what you had those bitches do and

my! It appears that my Mr. Darcy has quite a

of love, desire, and pride, I rise up to my tiptoes and

while I decide

opened his fist and allowed Draven to crash to the ground. Before he could stand, I walked over to him

hand roughly on his shoulder. He cringed under my grasp, and he should because

turned into

iridescent and blue

he saw my hand

I used my human hand to yank his head back

into Draven’s now gaping mouth.

bowed. When that dragon looked into my eyes, I

When?

once caged black dragon with bits of golden scales under his black ones stood. I couldn’t hear what he was

presence in my mind and soul. It was such an odd sensation

recognize him. Perhaps the connection exists from another life.

was asking to return to his

so I nod and say, “Go

it? I don’t have time to ponder that

if anything, did he have them do? I brought up the finger on my free hand and turned

die now,” I say as I run the talon on Draven’s cheek

pupils dilated as he felt his blood begin to leak down his cheek. He puts his palms on his thighs and bows his head before he looks up at me. “I wanted my mate and out of this

so I walked

drawn to the boundary of your territory. While there trying to