Elijah Mikaelson gave up believing in true love years ago, and by chance he meets Ella von der Velden, a young woman who carries a secret with her that can be dangerous for her if the wrong people find out. Elijah is struck by the proverbial blow when he sees her for the first time, she looks confusingly similar to the love of his life, Estella, whom he died in his arms years ago. Soon he has to ask himself what was wishful thinking and what was reality. Ella, on the other hand, tries to avoid him, but that doesn't work so easily when you're literally tied to a original vampire through an old legend, activated by something as ordinary as a touch. A gauntlet of life and death begins.