Dark Siren (Dark Siren #1)
by Eden Ashley
Release Date: 07/03/13
Paranormal
452 pages
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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Dark Siren 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.
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Born
and raised in a small sunny town in South Carolina, Eden 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 SIREN is her exciting debut
novel. BANEWOLF, the thrilling continuation of Rhane and Kali's journey, was
released winter of 2013. Look for book 3 in 2014!
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