Dark
Siren (Dark
Siren #1)
by Eden Ashley
Release
Date: 07/03/13
Paranormal
452
pages
Summary
from Goodreads:
To survive, their bond must be
unbreakable.
When the mysterious and passionate Rhane rescues Kali from an attacker in the theater parking lot, they form an immediate, smoldering connection. But Kali doesn't remember Rhane or anything from their past. As far as Kali knows, she's just a seventeen-year-old kid coping with an insatiable hunger for the “spark” or energy of others, feeding on classmates to survive.
A unique artifact—one that may hold the key to returning Kali’s memories—is uncovered by the archaeology firm where she works part-time, sending Kali and Rhane on a dangerous journey that leads them to the Forbidden City, into the unforgiving Gobi, and into the ruins of Rhane’s ancient homeland. As they fight for survival, Kali begins to discover who she really is and the true power she possesses.
But Rhane still harbors a secret that could destroy Kali…unless old enemies kill her first.
When the mysterious and passionate Rhane rescues Kali from an attacker in the theater parking lot, they form an immediate, smoldering connection. But Kali doesn't remember Rhane or anything from their past. As far as Kali knows, she's just a seventeen-year-old kid coping with an insatiable hunger for the “spark” or energy of others, feeding on classmates to survive.
A unique artifact—one that may hold the key to returning Kali’s memories—is uncovered by the archaeology firm where she works part-time, sending Kali and Rhane on a dangerous journey that leads them to the Forbidden City, into the unforgiving Gobi, and into the ruins of Rhane’s ancient homeland. As they fight for survival, Kali begins to discover who she really is and the true power she possesses.
But Rhane still harbors a secret that could destroy Kali…unless old enemies kill her first.
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Excerpt: Hurry
The sound of her
screams reached him as he neared the dorm. Pausing at the threshold,
the man stepped inside. Death and the wind were at his back. Dozens
of hollow-eyed students turned to observe his presence. Fear had
twisted their youthful faces into horrific masks. A few of them wept.
Others clung together as another scream echoed into the night. The
man flinched. Then he steeled himself against all emotion. His kind
was supposed to feel nothing.
He made his way
through the crowd, students eagerly shuffling aside to let him pass.
It was as if somehow they sensed in him the power to end her
suffering. When a young man dressed only in boxers and a lettered
shirt stepped forward from a cluster of solemn dorm mates, the man
stopped. He recognized the boy.
“You are William.
You are the one who called.”
“Yes, sir,” the
young man said while nodding. His eyes were wide and frightened as he
pointed ahead to a closed door painted prison grey. “She’s in
there, sir.”
The man looked at
the door, and then back at the boy. “Is she alone?”
William’s
shoulders slumped with embarrassment. “I tried to stay with her
but…” his voice trailed, dropping to a hoarse whisper. “She
looks bad, sir. She wouldn’t stop screaming for me to get out. I
got scared. I’m sorry.”
“It’s alright,
son. You have done well.” The man laid a hand on the boy’s
shoulder with an encouraging smile that reflected none of the sadness
he felt. “She’s going to be okay.”
But her cries were
becoming more tormented by the second. He quickly continued down the
hall to the grey door. Behind it, he found her all alone. Her thin,
pale body was curled on a beaten sofa in the center of the room. She
was drenched in sweat. Dark hair plastered against her face, framing
a beautiful canvas contorted with anguish. He placed a hand gently on
her forehead.
Her eyes fluttered
open. “Daddy?”
“I’m here,
sweetheart. Everything is fine now.”
Sobbing in relief
even as another surge of agony ransacked her strength, she gritted
her teeth. “It hurts.”
Squeezing her hand,
he spoke in a voice thick with regret. “I know. I’m sorry.
Letting you come here was a mistake. I’ve waited too long.”
She was lost in the
pain and didn’t seem to hear him. “I see horrible things. I did
horrible things. There was so much blood.”
It hurt him terribly
to see her in such distress. No matter what the others said, this
girl had truly been his daughter. But right now, his love for her
could not matter. He had a job to do. There were things he needed to
know. There were questions he had to ask.
“What do you see?”
“Bodies,
hundreds of bodies littering the ground…” The words broke off as
she rolled with another wave of misery. “They’re burned…old and
young, women and children.” She sobbed again. “I think I burned
them.”
“I’m going to
give you something to stop the pain. It will help you sleep.”
“Please hurry,
Daddy. Make it stop.” Her body shuddered. “I can’t take any
more of this.”
She
lifted her head, giving him a good look at her face. Surging veins
had crept like black spiders from the corners of her eyes,
transforming the surrounding skin into dark pools. She was
deteriorating rapidly. If the process wasn’t slowed, the human form
would soon be lost.
About
the Author
Cynic, realist, and hopeless romantic all rolled into one, Eden was born and raised in a small, sunny town in South Carolina, but finds thunderstorms to be inspiring. There are few things she loves more (except maybe cake) than curling up with a good book on a rainy day, often reading into the wee hours of morning when something really grabs her. Dark Sirenis the first book in a four part series that begins an epic adventure of redemption and second chances between two lovers. Banewolf and Blood Chained, available on Amazon, continue Rhane and Kali's exciting journey into the unknown. Look for Primed Son, the conclusion of their story in 2015.
Cynic, realist, and hopeless romantic all rolled into one, Eden was born and raised in a small, sunny town in South Carolina, but finds thunderstorms to be inspiring. There are few things she loves more (except maybe cake) than curling up with a good book on a rainy day, often reading into the wee hours of morning when something really grabs her. Dark Sirenis the first book in a four part series that begins an epic adventure of redemption and second chances between two lovers. Banewolf and Blood Chained, available on Amazon, continue Rhane and Kali's exciting journey into the unknown. Look for Primed Son, the conclusion of their story in 2015.
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