Being up against one's last chance is no easy place to be. A chance at life, at the cost of one's humanity… a chance at real love, after a century of being alone… a chance at a gathered family, when time and tragedy have taken the rest… a chance at repairing a relationship almost broken beyond imagining… a chance to control a power run amok for too long… These are the things that hang in the balance as Stefan, Gabriel, Tara, Lillian, and Kevin are each poised at the edge of their own personal abyss. Will they be able to take the difficult steps away from the crumbling edge? Or will they fall, and watch all they love and hold dear slip from their grasp?