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

is a hunch because I keep thinking about our offspring from that genetics lab in Mr.

by the

her a kiss before I take her hand and we

Tim is too but it

cousin’s name again?” Just as she was

dead Tim. I know that he isn’t because I

can stop her. The moment she is

It has an odd coloration on its blade.

more step and I will slit

up my hands. “Killing Avery won’t make you Queen. But I know what can. In

guard drop so I inch

you one of you Queen Of Queens because he is a

monstrous bitches that they are. I see nothing but evil

your mark. Heidi can be your Queen. Lenore

Jessica says.

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

I don’t

but instead of letting Avery go, she cut her near her clavicle. At the sight of Avery’s

reached for her and put her behind me in the stairwell. However,

Avery and me. I sidestepped her but

I was wracked with immense pain before it was replaced with

**Avery**

watched Cassius’ lifeless bloody

I have to do something, so I press my palms

I feel Regina pull Asher towards her. I lean down and breathe my fire and allow my tears to

in me, I will him to live. I began to feel dizzy

drive their blades into my scars as Heidi screamed

her change

**Draven**

both shifted into their dragons. Carter put me on his back and we took off to where Cassius and

extremely haunted. This abandoned asylum

devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history. As we

of the area. Forest