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

I keep thinking

by

kiss before I take her hand and we walk into the

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

cousin’s name again?” Just as she was

is a nearly dead Tim. I know that he isn’t because

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

neck. It has an odd coloration on its blade. Poison,

Jessica stops me. “One more step

I know what

obviously have their attention because I see their guard drop so I inch closer. “I am the oldest

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

the monstrous bitches that they are. I see nothing but

Queen. Lenore can be Talos’

Jessica says.

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

don’t mean anything that I just said.

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

the stairwell. However, as I did her ring caught the

sidestepped her but I couldn’t

chest. I was wracked with immense pain before it was replaced

**Avery**

Oh, Goddess no! My vision can’t be happening. I watched Cassius’ lifeless bloody body fall onto the

would kill me next, but I didn’t care. I have to do something, so I

feel Regina pull Asher towards her. I lean

With everything in me, I will him to live. I began to feel

Jessica and Lenore drive their blades into my scars as Heidi screamed

bad her change

**Draven**

Conner both shifted 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 outside of an abandoned asylum,

is extremely haunted. This abandoned asylum was once a state of

most deadly mental institutions in American history. As we walk

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, handicapped, or