"Are you scared?" "More nervous, I think." In the final installment of the After the End series Harry is faced with a last ditch effort to save him from himself. The past is finally catching up with him and it's something nobody can face but him. Louis is reaching his breaking point and is finding himself involved in things darker than he ever imagined. Naomi is still trying to decide who's side she's on.

Harry has been missing for 10 months and won't stop trying to convince people that he's dead. Louis is drowning in responsibility as he tries to pick up the broken pieces of his life and to be a dad, brother, guardian and musician again if he can ever get himself in front of the piano to actually play. Naomi is running away and trying to survive under the weight of everything she's done. What happens when Harry comes back? Can a year really destroy everything?

Louis is juggling fatherhood and a relationship that feels more like a sinking ship than it does a partnership. Harry is married and approaching his first full year of sobriety. What happens when figures from his past reappear, making him question every step forward he's ever made?

Exploring organized crime, platonic friendship, trauma bonding, persistent mental illness, and the meaning of family beyond blood. What do you do when your best friend almost dies from a heroin overdose? When One Direction is broken up, and the entire world is left to wonder just what rumor to believe, the boys all split to live there separate lives. All but Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles. Now living together with the most toxic friendship known to mankind, Louis has become the full time caretaker of Harry who has chosen to indulge himself in the darker areas of life. And Louis is content with that until the police are threatening to cart Harry off, and until Harry starts losing his handle on it, and especially when Naomi comes and changes everything.

"I wasn't addicted to drugs. Yes, I liked using drugs, but to call me an addict would be a false accusation. But then, why can't I stop?" Harry Styles seemingly had everything a 16 year old could ever dream of. He was attractive, famous, rich and part of the biggest boyband in the world. His life outwardly appeared to be a straight line of perfection. Then he met Cory Bleu and things changed. Desperate to escape his childlike boybander persona, Harry allows Cory to take him on a dive headfirst into the dark side of the celebrity world that he's been sheltered from. Without warning he's thrust into a life of lies, scandal, sex, violence and especially drugs. Faced with a growing addiction that he can't seem to stop and the unexpected death of someone incredibly important to him, Harry starts to wonder if he can ever get out of the hole he's buried himself in. Can Harry recognize the consequences of his actions before he hurts everyone he loves? *Trigger Warning: Deals with drug abuse, alcoholism, suicide, depression, self harm, sexual abuse, etc.*