This is the sequel (continuation) of After. Hardin and Tessa's relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

Life takes a turn for the worst after Allison has to live with her father whom she hasn't spoken with in 12 years. Switching schools and facing real life problems is hard for Alice when her whole life everything has been handed to her. She finally has to turn to the last person she ever thought she would ask help from. Secrets and lies are exposed as she struggles to keep herself from going insane. Learning to adapt is harder than she imagined. It's survival of the fittest. not all endings are happy

The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.