Elena seeks to avenge her true love Stefan's death by destroying Jack and his scientifically created vampires, but she struggles to accept her feelings for Damon, who is helping her, for fear of betraying Stefan's memory.
When her Guardian senses hint that danger is coming, Elena and Stefan, who have built a home for themselves in Dalcrest, find themselves battling an Old One, meanwhile Damon and Katherine visit Damon's old haunts in Europe.
As she lay dying, Elena is offered the opportunity to live by the Guardians if she can return to her senior year of high school and prove that she can exist beside Damon and Stefan without either of them killing a human.
A first installment in a new spin-off story arc finds Cassie relocating to New Salem, pursuing a romance with Adam, and assuming joint leadership over an elite coven of witches whose loyalty is tested as Cassie prepares to confront a latest evil force.
