Hidden Flame: Bound to the Triplet Dragon Kings

**Draven**

I keep wondering if I should have followed Cassius and Avery. That strange feeling has kept growing. When I was on my

way to pick up the Hags from Jessica’s home, I got a text from her stating that the girls had last minute shopping to do

and to wait for them in front of the school instead. At first, I didn’t think anything of it but as my trepidation grew so did

my assumption that the Hags were going to attack Avery. My poor friend can’t have a normal moment, at least she did

get a formal proposal. Oh shit! What is going to happen when her tormentors learn that she’s engaged?

I was left waiting for nearly an hour when my dates, and I use that term loosely, showed up. They look elegant but I smell

Avery on them. Just what the fuck have they done? Once inside, I make eye contact with Conner and Clint. I motion for

them to meet me outside. I left my dates to socialize with the other cheerleaders as I snuck out. “Have you heard from

Cassius or Avery?”

They check their phones and their eyes glaze over. Clint’s eyes snap open, “No and our dragons can’t reach them.

Something is very wrong.”

I lookup at the sky to say a prayer to any god who is listening, when three ravens fly overhead. Each raven drops a gold

coin which the guys and I caught. Conner asks, “What does this mean?”

I hold up my coin and show him both sides, “Death. The Ravens bring death.”

**Cassius**

I should have killed Jessica and her friends when they nearly killed Avery. But foolishly I thought that justice would be

served once I found and marked my mate. Instead, the Hags still draw breath. We know that they are likely the rats and

thought that they could change fate. Our fates are sealed. Avery is my mate and nothing can change that. She is The

at least that is a hunch because I keep thinking about our offspring from

is touched by the Goddess. Avery

her hand and we walk into the abandoned

“Jessica and her bitches are here. Tim is too but it is different.” I turn to Avery. “He has

name again?” Just as she was about to answer, I opened a

There lying against the wall is a nearly dead Tim.

she is close to Tim,

its blade. Poison, that must be why Tim’s scent smells

me. “One more step and I

But I know what can. In fact, I know

attention because I see their guard

Queen is. Draven can make one of you Talos’ Queen. And I know that Tim could make you one of you Queen Of Queens because he is a Balans.” I watch their eyes glaze over do I

that they are. I see

remove your mark. Heidi can be your Queen. Lenore can be Talos’ and I

Jessica says.

of Naga, nearby renounce Avery as my mate and Naga’s Queen. After prom, we can

break. I don’t

cut her near her clavicle. At the

for her and put her behind me in the stairwell. However, as I did her

at Avery and me. I sidestepped her but I couldn’t evade Lenore. She rammed the Dragon

then my chest. I was wracked with immense pain before it was replaced with cold

**Avery**

happening. I watched Cassius’ lifeless bloody

care. I have to do something, so I press my palms to Cassius’ chest. I

heat and merge. I feel Regina pull Asher towards her. I lean down and breathe my fire and allow

fallen mate. With everything in me,

Lenore drive their blades into my scars as Heidi screamed

Too bad her change of

**Draven**

into their dragons. Carter put me on his back and we took off to where Cassius and Avery were supposed to meet Tim. When we landed

Forest Haven Asylum and it is extremely haunted. This

the most deadly mental institutions in American history. As we walk in I can hear

rest. This place was opened in 1925 to serve residents of the area. Forest Haven was initially a