After a few rough bumps over the past few months, things are finally seeming to settle down for Hardin and Tessa. They're expecting a baby soon, and couldn't be more excited! They've been waiting years for this moment together, and it looks like it's finally going to happen. Unfortunately, things are never that easy for the couple. How will the two adjust to their new life? Is their relationship strong enough to survive such a big change? Will they begin to crack under pressure, or will they finally have the happy ending they've always dreamed of? AFTER: CONTINUED SERIES BOOK #3

He consumes me and I hate it, his words strike my lungs hard. I knew I was deep, but until now I didn't know how deep I was until I faced reality. I am standing in the torrential rain in front of the person who had this kind of power over me, one part of me wanted to run away, but the other ... the much stronger part wanted to ask him why? That question one of the many that flooded my mind as I sat in front of him quietly, in a state of shock? Definitely. Fear? Absolutely. And I know it's long gone and there was nothing else I could do about it.