The Awakening / The Struggle by L.J. Smith

Elena climbs onto the roof of their house as she is trapped on the balcony of Caroline's parent's room. Bonnie, Meredith, and Elena break into Caroline's house to search for the diary, but fail to find it as the Forbes' unexpectedly arrive back early from a night out at a restaurant.

This breaks Elena's heart and she makes sure that Stefan doesn't find out. On night, Elena has a dream that Stefan finds out about the contents of her diary and leaves her with a look of disgust, fury and annoyance. It is vital that Elena gets her diary back as the contents can be read as evidence that Stefan is a violent criminal. As Founder's Day approaches, Elena learns that Caroline Forbes has robbed her diary and is an accomplice of Tyler Small wood. Elena later later starts to receive notes starting bits from her diary which was stolen at Bonnie's house. Because of the common belief that he has attacked area residents, Stefan still faces hostility in the town.

After they rescue him, Elena gives him her blood to speed up his recovery. The girls discover that Stefan is trapped in a well, close to death. Bonnie, who is believed to have psychic powers, uses magic to track down Stefan. When Elena rejects his romantic advances and remains strongly stoically loyal to Stefan and her love for him, he refuses to help her find Stefan. Picking up where 'The Awakening' left off, Elena confronts Damon about Stefan's disappearance. The Awakening + The Struggle UK combination The Struggle is the second book of The Vampire Diaries book series by L.J Smith.

The Awakening / The Struggle by L.J. Smith