In the elite Falls Academy, four plutocrats known as The Archetypes own the school. Led by Damon Salvatore, they take high school tyranny to a new level. But when Elena Gilbert dares to defy him, he thinks she'll either fall for him or be the fall of him.

Elena made her choice and Damon kept up his end of the deal. He left Mystic Falls more than a year ago and he hasn't looked back since. Now the Original stake has gone missing and suddenly they need him again. But Damon has no intention of playing their whipping boy anymore and this time he has a powerful ally on his side.