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

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

by the Goddess.

hand and we walk into the abandoned building. Everything feels wrong,

Tim is too but it is

but there. What was his cousin’s name again?” Just

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

moment she is close to Tim, Jessica and Lenore grab

has an odd coloration on its blade. Poison, that must be why Tim’s scent smells different.

stops me. “One more step and I will slit her throat,”

won’t make you Queen. But I know what can. In fact, I know how all three of

attention because I see their guard drop so

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

see them for the monstrous bitches that they are.

can be your Queen. Lenore can be Talos’ and

Jessica says.

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

Avery’s spirit break. I don’t mean anything that I just said. Avery is my

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

in the stairwell.

and charged at Avery and me. I sidestepped her

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

**Avery**

vision can’t be happening. I watched Cassius’ lifeless

to

and merge. I feel Regina pull Asher towards her. I lean down and breathe

fallen mate. With everything in

death and darkness as I felt Jessica and Lenore drive their blades

her change of heart came too

**Draven**

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, I smelled death’s sulfuric stench

is extremely haunted. This abandoned

institutions in American history. As we walk

aren’t at 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