SYNOPSISA peaceful group of vampires have secretly protected humans from their own demise for hundreds of years this peaceful group of vampires "the collective" have special powers beyond normal vampires because they've learned to control their thirst for human blood and fine tune their psyche abilities.Chapter 1It was dark… completely dark. Silence surrounded me; it was as if the world had shut her eyes and all was fading. My eyes adjusted to the black and I soon realized where I was. It was my favorite place… the shed inside the barn. My hands were tied and bound to what felt like twine. I tried to get up but my chest felt like it would break. Suddenly I heard it. The pounding of the earth. I heard hooves collide with soil. Horses, I thought. Yes. My rescue is here! It must be Joni… I couldn't have been more wrong.