Hidden Flame: Bound to the Triplet Dragon Kings

**Avery**

Draven thinks that being stuck in this town without a mate is hell. I never thought I had a mate. I thought I was a lowly

human devoid of everything. At least he had magic, I didn’t even have that. Yes, there is something dark and wrong about

this town and there must be a reason none except for dragons can escape here. But that gave him no right to steal a

dragon. Could reliving my life kill him? Perhaps, but at least he will see and feel what it is like to truly suffer.

Draven fell to the ground crying. He took in a few sobering breaths as he wiped away his tears. As he sat back on his

heels, his eyes met mine. I could see and feel the change in him. “Mother or not, you didn’t deserve that. I will take a life

of solitude compared to what you endured.” His eyes then landed on my mates. “And you, you did nothing! What if her

being The Mother didn’t save her? Could you live with knowing that you doomed us all?”

Cassius turned his hand into Asher’s red paw and went to strike Draven. I reached out and grabbed his wrist. I pulled him

to face me. “Do not touch him! After I told you everything, you let them remain in Naga. You did nothing! I don’t care

that you regret it, you still did nothing! Now, now I am going to do something.” I turn to look at Draven as I put my

taloned hand on his shoulder, “And you are going to help!”

**Draven**

did her dragon

does

Mother Of Dragons, Mother Of Life, I beseech you-Sear this woman’s wounds! Let her

breath! Lift her on the wind of her will! Let

Rise oh Great

she looks at me. “Why

vengeance even against me. My family has tried for generations to acquire a dragon because we worship them and thought having one could break the curse of this town. Plus, the notion of having such

beast is very appealing.”

hand off of my shoulder and to my surprise, she offered me her hand. I

it.” She looks at the brothers, “Meet our new

can’t do that,” Cassius

grin turns dark and that is when I see Tiamat in her. She isn’t just a descendant, she

at me and winked. She walked

failed her once and I will not again. The backseat would have

the brothers so Clint sat upfront with Avery on his lap. I felt

says, “Before we go back, we are fixing this town. Take me

building that still stands.”

need to show me

“Your intentions were good

paved with good actions. C.S. Lewis said, ‘The safest

slope, soft underfoot, without

between what someone intends to do and the

tragic instead of the good intentions that

what cursed this town and its inhabitants.