When Harley Gilbert arrives it unsettles a lot of things. There is something going on, Harley thinks, because everyone wants her to stay away from the sexy, ''dangerous'', and cocky boy, Damon Salvatore. Harley promises that she will do whatever it takes to know this secret. Before she knows it, Harley is falling for Damon. Hard. And she can't stop, she's falling from an endless hole, but when she gets till the end of that hole, she'll probably get hurt. Damon is, for the first time since Katherine's death, feeling alive. Harley is a girl he wants to figure out. WHy is she so scared when him, or any other guy touches her? He's going to figure it out. But this time, without compulsion. He will...become her friend. But instead of doing this, he starts feeling more than just friendship in between them. If only she knew... If only he knew...

[ edited! and finished! ] In this thrilling first book of the series, Caroline Forbes thinks that everything can go back to normal. With her boyfriend Tyler back, she couldn't be happier. But when Klaus Mikaelson takes a shine to her, everything goes downhill. Does she have feelings for him, too? If so, will she try to hide it? Then when an unexpected visitor arrives, and puts Caroline in danger.... will it be Tyler or Klaus who catches her when she falls?