"Close your eyes." he croaked, I did as I was told without any disobedience. "Have you any idea how badly I want to kiss you right now?" I shook my head in reply. "Badly, so fucking badly." he whispered as his harsh breath fanned across my cheek. Dark haired and tattooed, Xavier looked like the ultimate bad boy...but weren't bad boys meant to have that boyish charm? The thing is, Xavier was extremely guarded, hot headed and quite frankly, scary. In fact, Xavier was many things but romantic and loving wasn't two of them. He was a building half built, a puzzle with half of the pieces missing... Until he met me. Warning: Bad language (lots of). A possessive delinquent that is guaranteed to make you smile (or cry.)

Society has become reliant upon the government birthing scheme to conceive. Fertility medication is scarce and entry onto the programme is both competitive and selective. Amidst a high profile heist of Fertility, Blue is caught running from the scene. Maintaining his innocence, Blue sets out to recover the stolen medication. But his trail for the loot brings him face to face with Jade; the young wife of a pharmaceutical heir. She is under the age threshold for the birthing scheme, and pregnant. And Blue's ex-girlfriend. To exonerate themselves, Blue and Jade must turn each other in. But when events leading to their split come to light, they realise all is not as it first seemed.

Quotes and lines from the After series I loved. (After #1 , After We Fell #2 , After We Collided #3 , After Ever Happy #4 and Before) :D