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

least that is a hunch because I keep

is touched by the Goddess. Avery is

kiss before I take her hand and we walk into the

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

is weak but there. What was his cousin’s name again?” Just as she was

a nearly dead Tim. I know that

can stop her. The moment she is close to Tim, Jessica and Lenore

her neck. It has an odd coloration on its blade. Poison, that must be why Tim’s

more step and

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

obviously have their attention because I see their guard drop so I inch closer.

you Talos’ Queen. And I know that Tim could make you one of you Queen

for the monstrous bitches that they are. I see nothing but evil greed

and remove your mark. Heidi can be your Queen. Lenore can be

Jessica says.

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

don’t mean

but instead of letting Avery go, she cut her near her

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

and charged at Avery and me. I sidestepped her but I couldn’t evade Lenore.

I was wracked with immense pain before it

**Avery**

watched Cassius’ lifeless bloody body fall onto the stairwell. I

I didn’t care. I have to do

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

life force into my fallen mate. With everything in me, I will him to live. I began to

I felt Jessica and Lenore drive their blades into my

change of heart

**Draven**

his back and we took off to where Cassius and Avery were supposed to meet Tim. When we landed outside of an abandoned asylum, I

it is extremely haunted. This

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

rest. This place was opened in 1925 to serve residents of the area. Forest Haven was initially a beacon of progress and quality in treating children who were mentally ill,