Preface
My world is falling apart. Everything has always been peaceful between the humans and the everlasters, until now. Ever since the sixty-two deaths this year committed last year by everlasters there has been trouble. A war is starting. Everlasters are stronger and faster than humans that is how the deaths happen, we under estimate or raw strength. But humans know our weakness. Fire. Fire is the thing that can destroy us. If burned, even just a little, we will fade into nothing. There is nothing that can help us once touched by fire.
I am Mya. I don't have a real last name, I suppose I did once but I don't anymore. Everyone just calls me Mya Singer because of my voice. I am 108 years old, but my body is that of a sixteen year old. My best friend Taylor is human, but that has never affected our friendship. Most humans stay away from us for they fear us. Despite our treaty with the humans they know we can sometimes slip up and can unintentionally hurt humans.
All vampires call me Mya Singer because of my gift. Some of my kind have other special powers besides the accelerated strength and speed and can gain more powers in time. Some people can have many others none. I have my voice, not an ordinary voice. If I issued a command, any person unfortunate enough to hear me would be forced to obey. It's a cruel gift and not like most others. Apart from me, there is only one other known everlaster who can totally control anyone and he, Chase, is my best friend. Chase's power is not his voice but his eyes. If you stare into his eyes for too long you would be under his control. Because Chase and I can control humans and vampires, I fear that if a war would begin the vampires would try to use us to fight the humans. This is not what I want and I'm not one to be controlled.