Hidden Flame: Bound to the Triplet Dragon Kings

**AVeryr*

Mara stands besideand directs everyone's gazes to the images being reflected from the fountain’s surface

onto the

ceiling. “Heidi used my coin to make her wish. She wanted to be desired above all others. She wanted to be the

ultimate Queen. Avery, do you wish for her to have an abrupt fate or a prolonged one?” she asks.

| don’t have to think about this. Heidi never once showed remorse so why should 1? She could have defied them

because

they weren't her family or rulers. | won't spare her an ounce of suffering because | won't ever forgive her. “Make

her suffer

and make it good,” Regina and | both growled as my mates held me.

Mara held in a giggle. She waves her hand as she says, “Our Queen has ruled. Heidi, your wish will be granted

and you will face and feel the consequences of that wish.”

*kHeidi**

No, this can’t be happening. Avery was dead. How can she be here and more powerful than before? She was

stabbed

with two poisoned Dragon Blades. Cassius is alive too and now somehow The Ravens have been resurrected too.

Corra

assured us that they would never return. | should have never listened to my parents and the rest. | should have

just left Naga and never looked back. Now | am kneeling on the cold hard floor as all of my memories are

broadcast for all to see.

Then that Raven, said something about consequences for my wish. It is becoming obvious that I will die tonight. |

regret

ever siding with Corra.

Avery had a mirror appear in front of me. The female Raven says, “Behold what being envious of beauty will get

you.” |

saw myself standing on a stage about to declare my mate.

An image of Tim appears. The one in this room stands beside Avery. She nods. Tim bows before he approaches

me. | feel

that pull on my soul and my dragon tries to surge forward. He waves his hand and it throws her back. | feel both

mine

and my dragon’s hearts break and souls shatter. He looks to Avery, “Thank you, my Goddess, my Queen for

givinga

choice.” Then he looks atwith disgust. “Heidi, you could have not helped them or ran off and reported them.

Instead,

you aided in my abduction and leftfor dead. | died but my Goddess savedas did her mates. | would end

my

existence before ever accepting you as a mate. | hope your death is excruciating.”

His words further broke any spirit that | had. He stood behindas | was forced to watch myself age. Wrinkles

crinkled

my once flawlessly smooth skin. My silky black hair began to lighten and frizz before it fell out. My fingers began

to curl

as my cheeks started to sink in. My skin began to sag as every bone in my body becmore visible. | looked

like the

corpse that | teased Avery about being. | see her smug smile as she whispers something to Tim. Did they know

that this would happen? They can’t because history told us that The Ravens only answer to The Goddess herself

and she’s been

absent for a long time.

Pain started to course through my body. Not able to withstand the pain, my dragon emerges from my shriveling

body. My feet begin to curl causing my heels to fall off and click on the floor. No one comes to my aid, not that |

thought

anyone would. Avery stands over my dragon. | see a silvery glint as she brandishes the Dragon Blade. “Had | not

had a

dragon, | would have died when you three first tried to kill me. Now both you and your dragon will die,” she

sheers as

she stabs my dragon through her skull. At least it was quick, but | won't be as fortunate. More pain wracked my

body and

| fell to the side. My bones cracked and broke like glass.

“Please...” that was all | could muster. It hurt so badly. Avery shook her head no. I should have known that she

wouldn't

show any mercy. If | am suffering this much, | am thankful that | am not Jessica or Lenore. | only aided them and

never

physically harmed Avery. Corra was looking for a way to infiltrate all tribes when she should have been finding a

way to

kill Avery. Now Avery is too powerful and Corra as well as all who follow her will perish.

| am barely able to see my hideous reflection. | faintly hear Jessica and Lenore beg for forgiveness and to be

spared. They

didn’t utter a word forthough. Sfucking friends | had. Fuck my life! Fuck everything! Avery leans down,

“You had

shit friends. Beauty and power are worthless if you lack integrity. Too bad it took death to make you realize that!”

She is

right. | wasted my life to be wanted and to be beautiful and powerful. All it gotwas rejection, pain, and

death.

**AVeryr*

Heidi tried to plead to my sympathetic nature. Too bad | lost that towards The Hags after the first tthat they

tried to

kill me. I do, however, feel a darkness swirling inside ofthat wasn’t there before. | look at Donn and he winks.

Did The

Ravens giveand Cassius a bit of their essence when they resurrected us? | will ask about that later. Right

now, | need

to kill Heidi before | can see what happens to Jessica and Lenore. Feeling as if she had suffered enough, | raised

my high

heel above Heidi's head. “Goodbye Heidi and good riddance!” | yelled as | slammed my heel down into her skull,

piercing her brain.

**Conner**

Heidi has this coming. My brothers and | should have killed Heidi and her friends back when they first hurt Avery,

but we

didn’t. Instead, we allowed them to live and keep hurting our mate. Yes, we found out that they were using

Draven and working for Corra, but was it worth it? Right now, | am seeing a darker side to Avery and it is so

fucking hot. After she

stomped Heidi's skull to dust, | pulled her into a kiss.

A golden light enveloped us before Mara tappedon the shoulder. She grinned as she held the coin out to

Avery. “Her

essence is now at your disposal. Consider it a wedding present,” Mara said.

Avery blushed as she took it but her eyes flashed every imaginable color. Both her and Regina's voice said,

“Mara, for

your service you will be rewarded with a mate. Be ever watchful.” Mara bowed b

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