'Pain isn't remotely kind in that way. Pain wants its promised pound of flesh, ounce for ounce. It won't settle until you're left with nothing but a flaky shell of who you were. The burn of betrayal and the sting of rejection hurt, but nothing compares to the pain of being empty. Nothing hurts worse than not hurting at all and it makes no sense and perfect sense at the same time and I'm convinced I'm going crazy and I'm actually okay with that.'

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

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.

He never knew life could be this way, but truly if he did, he wouldn't have cared. He cared about nothing, not even himself until her. Before her, he was empty/ Before her he knew nothing of joy or completion, and this is his journey to his life After her.

What happens when a heartbroken model and dangerous kingpin cross each other's path? Will they successfully reject each other, or will fate have other plans for the two? Read and find out!

Jayda and Peyton making changes, Jaeson returning to his old habits that gets him in trouble with the law more than it should. Jayda starts to wonder if Jaeson ever really changed from the beginning but you can't change people they have to want change for themself. She continues to let Jaeson get away with all kind of things while Peyton sit back and watches telling her how he has always been and he's not gonna change. There's only one thing that can really change a person and that's being put in a life or death situation.....but hey, they are living one hell of a life!

Jaeson Davis and his girlfriend, Jayda Johnson have been dating each other for some time now. Jayda finds out he's been sleeping with her best friend and tries to cut him off from her love but she find out it isn't that easy. She gets advice from her boy friend Peyton, who she start to fall for. She's back and forth with Jaeson and Peyton until Peyton decides to put a stop to it and dates his new girl Daria. Peyton has never been the type to always be in trouble but he can't seem to stay out of it and everyone is blaming Daria for it. Lies, deceit, trouble, love has made it's way through them all. Jaeson being the person he is, it doesn't affect him in a bad way because his motive is to sell drugs, get money, fuck girls, and make it to the top with or without his girlfriend by his side, Money over everything and Money over bitches. What will happen in the end? Some of their lives may change forever...