When Lexi finds herself standing face-to-face with her cousin, Austin, who she believed to be dead, everything in her worlds turns upside down. Escaping Briar Creek and the vampires in it is only the first step that she must take to ensure her own safety. She still has many obstacles ahead of her and secrets to uncover before she can change her fate.

Lexi and her friends head to Ohio after Anna gets a tip about her mom's killer. While they're there, they learn that her mom was involved in something that surprises them all. Meanwhile, Rhonda struggles with her own inner demons and comes to find that playing with peoples emotions isn't always easy. Austin and Anna's relationship will soon be put to the test. While Austin wants Anna to become a vampire more than ever before, she's not so sure...