Eleanor ignored the lipstick stains on his shirt, the scent of another girls' perfume and his lack of love for her. She loved him so much until he finally broke her.

"I will allow you to keep the house." He said standing an inch away from her, "but on one condition." He continued. Hope surged through her system , " what is it?" She asked. A cynical smile replaced his angered expression ,causing her to frown. "Sleep with me." He said. She blinked a few times to catch his words. "W. What?" She whispered. Nikos inched closer to her evading her personal space ,forcing her to shift back, trapping her along as she hit the wall. He placed both his hands on either side of her head, stopping her from further escape. "I said you have to sleep with me if you want the house back love" ** He was adamant about taking revenge, revenge from her. He wanted to crush her just like she had done to him 5 years ago, leaving him alone, standing at the altar. Now he was back fully prepared to seek out his revenge. He wanted to ruin her. She was a widow. After her husband's demise, she thought the bad phase of her life has finally come to an end ,until his return .

Trisha is being haunted by her pasts she wanted to forget. They keep coming back and she knows she needed to face them in order to move on. But what if one of it makes her tremble with fear while the other one was with a mix of desire? Can she really escape them? What she doesn't know is that one is willing to protect her no matter what, even binding and branding her with the devil's possession to do so.

Sabrina Reed is Nathan Alden's wife, but not by his choice... EXCERPT****** "I found her like this, sir," the guard announced. Sabrina stirred at the voice, blinking groggily and rubbing her eyes to chase away the blur clouding her vision. A towering figure stepped into focus. "What are you doing out here, Sabrina?" Nathan's voice was sharp, cutting through the fog of sleep. His jaw was tight, words pressed between clenched teeth. She blinked again, brushing hair from her face as she sat up. "What are you doing out here?" he repeated-louder this time, more demanding. He stood before her in a jet-black suit and white button-up shirt, sleeves rolled just enough to expose forearms clenched across his chest. His eyebrows were drawn tight, his eyes narrowed. "I came back late last night and... the guard was gone, so... I just fell asleep," she said softly, eyes lowering under the weight of his glare. He dismissed the guard with a silent nod, then stepped closer. "Where were you last night?" he asked, voice taut with suspicion. She yawned, trying to blink herself fully awake. "I've been volunteering at the animal shelter." "Get up," he ordered, tone clipped and harsh. "You expect me to believe that? Don't animal shelters close at a decent time?" She remained seated, her legs too stiff to move. "Yes, but-" "Get up!" he barked.

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.

He never knew life could be this way, but truly if he did, he wouldn't have cared. He cared about nothing, not even himself until her. Before her, he was empty/ Before her he knew nothing of joy or completion, and this is his journey to his life After her.

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.