Kenzie Gilbert has slipped on some mom jeans and put off wedding planning. Legally, she's already a Salvatore, but at heart, she won't take the name until there's an official wedding. Besides she and Stefan are still reconciling from their most recent breakup. However, now there's a toddler in the picture. Kenzie is raising her nephew as her own, for her twin, who is a real life sleeping beauty. While Stefan's mother, Lily Salvatore has secretly moved into town with her family of heretics, including a woman from Stefan's past that has a secret that would add to the growing tension of his marriage with Kenzie. However, it's not the only past, present or future dilemma they face. Damon starts a war with the heretics, the town residents are compelled to evacuate, Lily's abusive husband disrupts a truce, Enzo gets entangled with an elite group that awakens a powerful vampire huntress awakens, and the surprise of Alaric's twins surviving changes the lives of many. Time starts to fly, decisions need to be made, and consequences will have to be faced. Kenzie's life is presently in turmoil and her future seems bleak, without a plan that will please all the ones she loves. The odds stack against Kenzie and Stefan, but she is determined to do whatever it takes to keep her marriage alive because he's the only thing she'd never give up on. He's the love of her life and she's the possessive twin.
~BOOK 7 OF 8~
Based on season Three of TVD...
Caroline throws Elena and Ellie a party at the Salvatore boarding house for their 18th. Klaus and Stefan learn Damon has been following them, so Stefan returns home and kills Damon's girlfriend, Andie, as a warning.
In an attempt to bring Stefan back, Ellie and Alaric go to Tennessee in search of Stefan and Klaus. Tyler learns that his mom has taken Caroline. Stefan and Klaus visit Chicago, where Stefan gets flashbacks that he was friends with Klaus and that he was in love with his sister, Rebekah. Katherine calls Damon and tells him Stefan and Klaus are in Chicago. Tyler and Elena enlisted Sheriff Forbes.
Klaus and Stefan visit a witch, trying to figure out why Klaus's attempts at making hybrids continue to fail. The witch tortures Stefan and finds out that the doppelgänger is still alive. Katherine shows up and kills the witch to help Stefan protect his one true love. Klaus brings Stefan back to Mystic Falls to see what Stefan's hiding.
The seniors hold a prank night at school, and Klaus shows up and finds Ellie's still alive. Klaus feeds Tyler his blood. Klaus then realised he needed Ellie's blood to successfully create hybrids. Damon and Katherine go on a road trip to try and find Mikael. Klaus compels a nurse to drain Ellie of her blood, but Damon shows up and tells Klaus Mikael is coming to town.
Lexi appeared to Ellie, and they tried to get Stefan's humanity back before Ellie gave up on him. Bonnie is reunited with her grandmother. Jeremy can now touch Anna, and Ellie sees them kissing. Rebekah reveals to Ellie and Elena how they became vampires. Stefan enlists Bonnie's help in hiding the coffins he and Ellie took from Klaus. Klaus has one of his hybrids hit Jeremy with a car. However, Alaric is hit instead. It is revealed that it isn't working the same way, and it does not fully heal him.
It's Caroline's 18th, Matt, Ellie, Elena, and Bonnie surprise her with a party to send off her human self. Jeremy leaves.