A dark, gangster, gritty story

Love is what she always wanted, when the only person who ever loved her dies she's forced to stand for her self but a day after the funeral her life gets turned around when she's forced to marry her sisters husband and take up a role of a mother to their eight month old baby.When she refuses her aunt comes gun blazing and offers her the one thing she's ever wanted, the one thing left of her parents, will she take it or what?

Mphkamseni marries Sibekezelo his arranged wife. A man who never found love from his own father later found love and happiness in the wife he was arranged for. An epic tale of family full of laughter, marriage, betrayal,laughter and regrets

'Pain isn't remotely kind in that way. Pain wants its promised pound of flesh, ounce for ounce. It won't settle until you're left with nothing but a flaky shell of who you were. The burn of betrayal and the sting of rejection hurt, but nothing compares to the pain of being empty. Nothing hurts worse than not hurting at all and it makes no sense and perfect sense at the same time and I'm convinced I'm going crazy and I'm actually okay with that.'

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.