Sometimes people will abuse us. Sometimes violence will overtake us. Sometimes fear drives us away from love. So sometimes, we just have to show them what we're made of. Helena has never known love. She never found it in the sharp pain issued by her foster family, or the screams of her opponents when she beats them to the ground with viscous kicks and hits. But when she meets a famous Irish boy, will she finally find what she has unconsciously craved her entire life? He doesn't laugh at her odd accent she was forced to keep as a reminder of her abnormality. He doesn't shun her when she breaks. He doesn't exclude her when she has a rare moment of vulnerability. Can Helena learn to trust again? Or is it too late for her and this feeling they call love?

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.