Selena is a twenty one year old girl living in the big apple with her best friend Chris. Both of them working for a company in the city of New York. The two of them being best friends since grade school moved to New York after graduating college. In the company they work for, Chris has the job as Co-Chairman of the Management Board, as Selena is the assistant to the CEO, Niall Horan. Though when you're company isn't highest in ranking someone else has to be signing the checks. Though Niall is CEO, he works in a building owned by the highest CEO and business man in New York. Harry Styles. Harry owns his own company and is in charge of it all. Self made millionaire and New York's most eligible bachelor. With all his business comes responsibility. He's intimidating, stubborn and those who don't personally know him would say he's unpleasant to be around and or work for. He never takes no for an answer and always gets his way. Though when he stumbles upon a brunette who doesn't seem to understand his kind of power, he found himself somewhere he never though he'd be.

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.

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

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.