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.

Jenifer Martin, a girl from California. A girl with a beautiful and the kindest heart. She has a superb business degree. But alas, sometimes bad things happen to good people. Her boyfriend of three years cheated on her with her only best friend since childhood. Damian Wilson, CEO of Wilson Clothing. He is handsome, he is super intelligent for the business world. Lives in New York City. He believes in love, but haven't found yet. He has one night stands just for his distraction though. A girl from California and guy from New York. How these two will meet? Maybe she will work for him or maybe not? Stay tuned to find out more about these two souls! Love, Anushka💛 Ranks:- #45 in nyc out of 1.56k stories. #4 in romance out of 1.95k stories PS- Current cover made by @_navyblueee_ Date:26/03/22

𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝. "𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞?" 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬. "𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧." ༺♡༻ 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚, a highly skilled assassin whose haunted past remains concealed beneath a veil of secrecy. Working under the umbrella of her organization, she finds herself assigned to assist the powerful mafia leader, 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐨 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐳, with his nefarious missions. With an intense mutual disdain and undeniable chemistry, their deadly game quickly evolves into a twisted dance of love and hate. Bound by duty and a growing attraction neither can deny, they become captives of their own desires. But as their dangerous missions escalate, the lines between right and wrong blur, and they must navigate their treacherous path while guarding their own sins and secrets. With the fate of their intertwined worlds hanging in the balance, they must make unthinkable choices that will forever change their lives. Will they find redemption in each other's arms or be consumed by the darkness that surrounds them? 𝙎𝙇𝙊𝙒 𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙎! (𝓒𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 @MuniWilliams)

"𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚..." | | MATURE CONTENT 18+ | | ''You want to test mе Grace?'' he mumbled, moving dangerously close to me. I can smell his cologne on my skin, making me hold my breath as I stare at his cold green eyes, crashing my soul in two. ''Try me and I'll gladly fuck you in front of your precious brother, right here, right now and I'll enjoy every fucking second of it'' "It's up to you Grace'' he drawled with an amused tone ''Are you sure you want to play this game with me?'' • • • Started: 22 July 2021 Finished: 5 October 2022

"ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱᴏʀ'ꜱ ᴄᴏᴄᴋ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɢɪʀʟ, ʜᴍ," "ꜱᴏ ᴡᴇᴛ, ꜱᴏ ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛ, ꜱᴏ ꜰᴏʀʙɪᴅᴅᴇɴ" *** 𝓔𝓵𝓵𝓪 𝓡𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓰𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓻𝔂, A twenty year old woman finishing out her last few months left in college, studying business. Kind, giving, sweet, and innocent are all words you can use to describe Ella Montgomery. Underneath the reserved girl lies more than what meets the eye, catching the eye of her new professor. 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓮𝓶𝓲𝓼 𝓔𝓵𝓲𝓸 𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓸, A thirty-two year old Italian professor teaching business who moves to the states miles away from Italy, his home to a rainy destination in hopes to hide from the dark secrets he keeps buried down to give his six year old daughter, Athena, a better and safer life. His built up walls come crashing down the moment he meets the beautiful doe brown eyed girl who happens to be his student, he saw something in her behind the kind smiles - something that intrigued him to know her more.

All you had to do was stay away from him. Rafe Cameron x Reader Started: 1/6/22 Completed: 5/25/22

"Sit down, Miss. Perez" She gulped at his Dominant Aura but managed a faint smile. There was no replying smile in his Silver Eyes that met hers. "You are here, for?" He had ruffled hair, and his lips were slightly quirked up as she reluctantly sat down, perching on the edge of the chair. "I need your help, Sir." She noticed him staring hard at her as he took the seat across from her. "Miss. Perez, I have a proposition for you." He stated abruptly. "A Proposition, You Cannot Refuse." ******* A Cold and Influential Man is drawn to a cheerful and charming woman. Fate drew them together, and without her permission, he snatched her virginity. She relocates to the city in an effort to get away from her past, but she has no idea that once a devil catches sight of an angel, the angel will undoubtedly become hopelessly ensnared in his grasp. She doesn't know his appearance, which heightens the suspense of the story.

In which I fall in love with my brother's best friend. ***** "Don't pretend like you don't feel anything." His voice is low, sending shivers down my spine. "What do you mean?" "You know damn well what I mean." "I don't know what you're talking about." I pretend to ignore him, flipping some pages in my book. "Come on. I have all these assignments waiting. Aren't you supposed to teach me tonight?" "It depends on what you want me to teach." He smirks, his voice sounding even more dangerous. ***** I thought that my brother was the most popular guy in school, but as soon as I step into my university life, I realize how wrong I was. Meet Vaughn Cooper, his best friend. The guy is the epitome of every girl's dream. Godlike handsome. The quarterback. He's got the looks, and he's got the brain. Come on, he's got the scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the country, while I have just barely passed the entrance examination after long years of struggle during high school. How could a guy who worked that hard and deserves nothing more but adoration be labeled as a bad boy? Yeah, the answer is simple. The moment we lock eyes, I realize something as I stare into those piercing, amber eyes. He's not every girl's dream. He's every girl's nightmare. In my case, MY nightmare. Calm down, heart. Our story hasn't even started. ***** THE SPENCERS SERIES BOOK #1 © 2020 Anya Jayvyn. All Rights Reserved. (Content warning: This book has descriptive sexual content, explicit language, and triggering themes)