Chapter 240

The siren was screaming in agony, and even though her screams were muffled, the sound reverberated through the room and the walls.

Inez stared at the sight in front of her and then looked away. She couldn t watch it anymore; she knew that sirens were used as sex slaves for the shifters. A toy for their amusement, but watching it was different.

She said to Selene, "I need to get some air." The scent of musk and the alpha vibes of the alpha were coating the air, making many of the half-bloods and submissives uncomfortable. One by one, everyone had taken their leave, for they couldn t bear the pressure; thus, no one doubted anything when Inez said that she wanted to step out.

Selene, however, knew why Inez wanted to step out. She shot her an apologetic look as they couldn t say anything at that moment, and Inez shook her head. It wasn t Selene who had brought a siren who had suffered enough at the council already. What was the point of her apologising? It wasn t like the situation in the hall was going to get better? The siren would still be tormented both mentally and physically. She would still die in the hands of these shifters just because she was unfortunate enough to be born as a siren and caught as one.

If only she had known. If Nyx had even let a little information slip earlier, then Inez would have gone to the extreme to save the life of that siren, even if it meant leaving this territory. She would have done it. As long as it meant that she could save the life of this poor siren, she wouldn t have had any regrets.

The second Inez rolled down that trail, frustration started to bubble in her heart. This poor creature was locked just a few lodges away from her, and yet she never knew.

At the same time, she wondered if it was affecting her so much because she was a siren herself.

Humans butcher animals all the time. It was the same for sirens in the eyes of the shifters, witches and vampires, but then again, humans didn t torment the animals and did it swiftly. noveldrama

She turned on her feet and headed out of the hall without looking back.

"She actually got her hands on a siren?" Finn glanced at the sight in front of him before looking away. He found it beyond disgusting, as even though he was a siren, he just couldn t bear the sight of a woman being tormented by a bunch of shifters. The sight brought back memories, memories that he had locked and stashed away in the back of his mind, which left him shaking with rage.

Not willing to take part in the disgusting act, he started to follow Killian outside the hall.

"I must say that Nyx had gone above and beyond to please Morrineth this time around. She didn t even slit the wrist of the siren to take a sip of her blood." This was something that put Finn in awe, for he never knew that Nyx was such a patient woman.

"She knows how to keep up the appearances," remarked Killian as he stepped out of the hall. "If the siren was freshly marked, then there would be trouble for Nyx. Do you think she would allow anyone to say that she had done a poor job in bringing something gift to her mother?"

"Of course she wouldn t."

Killian glanced at the pitiful siren before turning his attention away from her. He casually remarked, "But it doesn t seem like she had done a good job in finding the right kind of siren; if anything, this connection of hers had fooled her quite well."

"Fooled her?" Finn glanced at his alpha and frowned when he heard his casual remark.

"That s right. Though the sirens are indeed subjected to inhuman tortures by the council and its members. Ever since Seth had taken over, the conditions of these sirens had gotten better. They no longer look like they have been through the mill like this one. Either this one has been sitting in the cells for a long time, or she was never a high-quality siren and was of little use to the council, which was why they allowed Nyx s connection to dump her here. A rather quick and easy, not to mention a sly, way to earn money."

He turned and glanced at Finn before saying to him, "Just wait and watch; someone will definitely point it out later."

Inez turned around a corner and headed to the balcony, which was far enough to block all the noise that was coming from the hall. She raised her hand and skimmed her fingers through her hair. She felt disgusted and marred. A weight was pressing onto her shoulders as if she had done something sinful.

She knew that she couldn t have helped the siren, and yet it didn t stop Inez from feeling awful.

Her siren suddenly turned upright and peeled her upper lip as a flowery scent filled their space. The two of them were agitated to begin with, her siren suffering through the biggest burn after watching what they had to see. And now that this familiar scent had filled their space, she was not at all happy about the situation.

Inez turned and looked at Evelyn, who had come to a stop in front of her. The woman was staring at her as if she were trying to see right through her, like she could ever do that.

"What do you want?" Inez asked, her voice sounding hoarse even to herself.

Evelyn raised the glass in her hands and took a sip of the mojito. She eyed Inez with a look of distaste and muttered, "Well, you certainly did quite a good job in getting the attention of my man."

Inez sighed inwardly. She had figured that the conversation was going to head in this direction, especially with how possessive Evelyn was towards Dominic. But what she had no idea about was that this conversation was going to cause a bloody tragedy this time.