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

It appears that my Mr. Darcy has quite a temper and I love it. Eyes

up to my tiptoes and kiss his cheek. Then I put my hand on

him speak while I decide his

to crash to the ground. Before

under my grasp,

Draven’s shoulder, my nails turned into her gold and silver

with her iridescent and blue

my hand and

my human hand to yank his head back by

Draven’s now gaping mouth. The dragon that was inside

looked into my eyes, I felt a

When?

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

and soul. It was such an odd sensation as

him nor do I recognize him. Perhaps the connection exists from another life. He looked up at the

he was asking to return to his plane of waiting.

I nod and say, “Go Adrik until

know it? I don’t have time to ponder that because Draven’s shocked scream brought me back to my reality.

the finger on my free hand and turned it

the talon

me, but his 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

I

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