Aelynn Gilbert, Elena's slightly older sister, who is always in her shadow was in the car that night too. She is still plagued by nightmares, and sometimes, people who have passed as she walks through her days trying to get over the events that led to their parent's death and their miraculous survival. When two brothers end up in Mystic Falls and their lives intwine with her's and her sister's she finds out strange truths about their town and their own lives.