After his brother's betrayal, Stefan Salvatore moves from New Orleans to Manhattan to start a new life there. Vowing never to harm people again, he wanders the streets, trying to disappear into the bustle of the city. But just when he began to think that he had finally escaped the tenacious embrace of the past, it turned out that escaping from his own brother was not so easy.

Damon has grandiose plans for the future, and these plans cannot be realized without Stefan’s participation whether he wants it or not. Together the brothers begin to storm New York. When the exploits of Damon and Stefan make it into the gossip pages, their old enemy appears on the horizon. And he wants revenge.