Chained (The Siren Series #2) by L.A.Griffiths

her. Her skin was dead cold and I could feel my
body vibrate with her power. I closed my eyes and tried to go
deeper. Her hate for Rhea and Naaz was unimaginable. It was so
strong, I could almost feel myself growing mad. I delved deeper
into her memories. Something was calling to me, asking me to dive
into the many memories that lay before me.
    Idina was once mortal. I could see into her
memories living a normal life with her friends and her sister, a
Siren. They were close and she did everything for her younger
sister. I tried to learn more but something fought against my
control, something that she didn’t want me to see. Naaz’s face
appeared inside her mind with her signature sick smile.
    “ Yes, Siren, look at what your
so-called protectors did to an innocent young girl.”
    Idina opened up more of her memories to me
and Rhea and Naaz were at the root of it all, all that anger and
rage, they were the reason. They had turned her into the monster,
that same monster that had a tight grip onto my throat. I was then
pulled out of the memories and back into the dark tunnels with
Idina still gripping onto my throat. Her eyes were cold, lacking
any sympathy.
    “ You see Siren, that’s what they are.
They are the real monsters. I tried to protect her from them. They
used her and that’s what they’ll do to you!” She gripped my throat
even tighter and I could feel myself slipping away.
    I tried to control her but my strength slowly
drained away.
    “ Let her go!” Rhea ordered.
    The creature then paused for a moment. “If I
devour your little pet Siren I….” A loud whizzing noise shot
towards us, and exploded on impact cutting off her words. Idina
lost her grip and I was thrown away from her. The once mortal girl
cried out in pain. Naaz and Rhea stood over her, watching while
Idina struggled for her last breaths.
    “ Just do it. There’s nothing else you
can do to me!” Idina said.
    I picked myself up, and pain stabbed at me. I
watched in horror as Rhea and Naaz moved in on their kill. “No!” I
shouted but my words went unheeded.
    Naaz stepped forward and with a swift motion
of her hand, Idina was dead. Blood seeped from dying corpse and
into the ground.
    I had seen what they had done to
her, they were the
monsters not her. Idina was just trying to protect her sister and
got turned into a monster because of it. I remained on the cold
floor trying to come to terms with everything I had just
witnessed.
    “ Let’s go.” ordered Naaz.
    Rage fueled me. The orb I reclaimed in my
hand became hotter and I gripped it tightly until it burned. She
doesn’t even care, neither does Rhea. Without saying a word to
anyone, we found our way back through the tunnels. There was no joy
to be had from this, even if the threat was gone from my life I
would always remember. There we no leaches left to hinder our
escape, had I done the right thing? Were we the bad guys? I tried
to ignore the nagging questions and continued up with the rest back
up to the surface, my rage still bubbling away until I felt I could
explode.
    Fresh air hit me like and I welcomed it. I
took a deep breath to try and calm myself but it didn’t work. My
mind bouncing with questions that I needed answers to. I needed to
say something.
    “ So that was your dark past you were
talking about?” I asked.
    Everyone stopped and looked at me.
    “ Yes, Ellie and I am not proud of it.”
Rhea replied.
    “ But she is!” I pointed at
Naaz.
    Naaz replied with a sick smile.
    “ Why did you do that to an innocent
girl, she was just trying to save her sister.”
    “ What?!” Marcus looked
confused.
    “ Rhea?” Sophia said
confusedly.
    “ I saw her memories, she was just an
innocent scared girl!” my voice started to grow hoarse.
    “ She was far from innocent as you say, she was going to the council
about my Siren.” Naaz
said.
    “ So that’s it? You were scared of your
toys being taken away, you disgust me!” I yelled.
    My anger seemed to guide my words,