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

finger on, was Rhea judgment being clouded by Naaz.
Since coming here she was not herself.
    Naaz then floated into the warm cozy room and
eyed us. She then stopped at Rhea and jerked her head towards the
door. Rhea agreed and walked out of the room with her. Sophia and I
gave each other a, ‘what’s-going-on-look.’
    There was silence in the room. Marcus had
decided to sit in the window again, watching the rain splatter on
the rooftops, it seems he looked a bit hypnotized by it all. Sophia
took a seat next to the glowing fire and I took an empty spot on
the rug beside her. We both sat and stared into the spitting
furnace. As I continued to stare, the flames seemed to dance
endlessly inside the fireplace. We were captivated by its amber
flames.
    A few minutes past in pure silence, waiting
for Rhea’s return.
    She came back into the room and ushered us to
follow her. The three of us walked out of the warm room and out
into the bitter coldness that was the dark hall. Naaz stood firmly
in the middle of her cold dusty home. Her eyes locked onto mine as
I walked closer. (Oh god what is she thinking now?)
    “ We need to act now. The leaches are
running around killing innocent civilians and they will expose us
if they continue.” Naaz’s voice was cold.
    “ What can we do, we couldn’t even get
close to her last time.” Marcus spoke.
    “ True, but you didn’t have this.” Naaz
pulled out a glass orb that swirled with a bright light in her
hand. The radiant rays escaped the ball and headed straight into my
chest. My body ebbed with a warm feeling, soon it started to spread
throughout, tingling my fingers and toes.
    “ What’s that?” asked Sophia.
    “ This is called a wisp.” Naaz
replied.
    “ How did you get this?” Rhea was in
awe.
    My head became fuzzy and heavy, the tingling
sensation continued to spread and I felt fluffy and light. It
wasn’t a horrible feeling, but a nice one. I felt calm, self
confident and slowly I could feel my body rising up off the ground,
or what it felt like it.
    “ It’s just a glass orb, it doesn’t look
like much.” said Marcus.
    Were they not seeing what I was seeing? The
bright orb seemed to glow with a rhythm, like a heartbeat. Was this
thing alive?
    “ It’s part of her.” Naaz pointed at me
and the gang turned towards me and their faces lit up.
    “ Ellie, you’re glowing.” Sophia
cried.
    “ What?” I looked down at my hands. They
were right, I was glowing as if someone had flipped a light switch
on inside of me.
    Naaz took a step forward and placed the glass
orb into my hand. As soon as my fingers touched the heavy glass, a
fierce wind gathered around me, throwing my hair up into the calm
storm. Everyone took a step back, hoping to avoid the power I
commanded. The orb in my hands warmed my entire body, fueling me
with energy I had never felt before, not even Rhea’s book felt like
this. As I squeezed the orb tightly, more power flowed up through
my hands. The wind then died around me and I was in amazement.
    “ What the hell was that?” I
asked.
    “ That orb you hold in your hands is
part of you, part of your history” Naaz explained. “It’s made with
Siren magic, their blood.”
    “ What!?” the room erupted into
gasps.
    “ Blood?” This thing I held in my hand
was made from Siren blood?
    “ Yes, Siren magic is very powerful,
you’re handy little creatures when you want to be.” Naaz
explained.
    I gave Naaz a disgruntled look and stared
down at the orb.
    As I tightly gripped the orb with both hands,
the warm power swirled around my fingers, until a warm wave pulsed
around the room, engulfing us in its gentle glow, giving everyone’s
skin a bright shine.
    “ Did everyone feel that just now?”
Marcus asked.
    “ I haven’t felt like that in years.”
Rhea said.
    “ Yeah, it was like a warm hug. Was that
you, Ellie?” Sophia asked.
    I shrugged at the question.
    “ So will this help?” I
asked.
    “ Indeed it will. You will use it to
fight off