A spell to save her goes wrong. Filled with grief and rage, new instincts take over in a devastating way. With blood on her hands and guilt in her heart, Elena banishes herself from Mystic Falls. But not without help from the last person she'd ever think would offer it. Their one rule? Don't settle down. But rules are meant to be broken.

A diligent pre-med student is annoyed to find she needs an art credit to graduate. She has enough going on in her life and intends to breeze through this class, but this guest professor is not about to go easy on her.