Hidden Flame: Bound to the Triplet Dragon Kings

Clint**

This place is incredibly creepy. It is haunted and in my opinion the whole complex needs bulldozed and the area

cleansed. I have seen so many unfortunate things befall humans and supernaturals alike. I am convinced that this place

could convert the strongest non-believer. Why in the fuck would Tim want to meet here? Is that fucker a warlock? After what all we both saw and heard the day we proposed to Avery, I want to imprison and interrogate any magic user. I trust

no one other than Avery, my brothers, and now Draven.

The further into the place we walk, the more uneasy I feel. Then I caught Lenore’s scent. That bitch is behind Avery’s

disappearance and if she hurt one hair on Avery’s head, I will rip her heart out myself! I rushed ahead with my brother

and Draven calling after me. I entered a room to find a bloody and unconscious Tim who was both bound and gagged.

He was alive, so I focused on finding my mate and my brother. As I was about to enter an eerie stairwell, they caught up

to me. We all covered our noses because all we could smell was sulfur, death, and decay.

I fell to my knees when I saw my brother dead in a pool of blood with Avery lying on top of him with two blades sticking

out of her back. “We have to help them,” Draven tried.

I looked up at him with tears streaming down my face and Conner weeping beside me. “We can’t. They’re dead. Our mate and our brother are dead.”

At that moment three ravens flew in and landed on the railing near the bodies. I stood up to swat them away, but Draven

stopped me. “They are here for three souls, not two,” he said.

“They can take me then.”

up beside me and said, “Me

a deep chuckle as one of the ravens shifted into a tall man with long dark

eyes. “You don’t remember us, but we remember you.” As he said that the

man with long dark hair and

“Ravens, these are the Ravens from Blackbriar. They are the Reapers

all our freedom.” He looked at the coins Draven

who did this each take a coin and make a wish. Death

its toll.” He winks, “Quote the

I am Samael and that is Mara. We won’t ever

Draven go and give

put a hand on Avery and Cassius. Mara had my brother

I couldn’t understand. Avery

Then a miracle happened!

**Avery**

same dark void when the Hoity Hags nearly killed me, but this time

look up at him and kiss him before I say, “That fortune teller was right. Death and

that I am a Queen. So she said that we would find love.” I put my hand on

found

pulse and heat up. I gasped when he touched

void. I stood up and patted my body. My dress was in tatters,

blood. My hands flew to my

up the blade I had dropped. As I stood up I noticed who all was

from that church!”

dark hair fluttered in a non-existent breeze. He smiled as he bowed, he said, “I

tonight are Samael and Mara. We are forever in

and told them to stand. “I am my mates’

so much more.” He looks at