Watch a sneak peek for next Thursday’s The Vampire Diaries episode, entitled “The Rager,” featuring Rebekah and Matt.

In the sneak peek, Rebekah approaches Matt and invites him to a party she’s having. He ignores her, and she tries to explain why she ran him and Elena off the bridge: Alaric had killed Klaus and was coming after her, and she had to do something to save herself.

Still, it’s hardly surprising that Matt – who’s living with the guilt of causing Elena’s death, even though it’s Rebekah’s fault – can’t forgive her for trying to kill him and his friend to save herself!

This is also the episode which introduces Phoebe Tonkin as Tyler’s vampire friend Hayley. The description reads:

BORN TO BE WILD — Connor (guest star Todd Williams) continues his search to uncover the secrets of Mystic Falls and tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to work with him. With Dr. Fell’s (guest star Torrey DeVitto) help, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) question Connor, but the confrontation takes a lethal turn. Trying to keep her new life as normal as possible, Elena (Nina Dobrev) is determined to continue her senior year at Mystic Falls High with support from Matt (Zach Roerig) and Caroline (Candice Accola). Rebekah’s (Claire Holt) arrival at school makes it difficult for Elena to control her anger, but she learns that confronting Rebekah can be extremely dangerous. Later, Rebekah realizes how alone she is, and reaches out to April (guest star Grace Phillips). Stefan (Paul Wesley) takes Elena on a thrilling motorcycle ride in an effort to show her that life can still be fun. Tyler (Michael Trevino) gets a surprise visit from Hayley (guest star Phoebe Tonkin, “The Secret Circle”), a werewolf who helped him through the ordeal of breaking his sire-bond to Klaus. Concerned about Elena, as well as his own emotions, Stefan turns to a sympathetic Caroline for advice.

This episode of The Vampire Diaries will air next Thursday at 8/7c on The CW!