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

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.

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.

I tried the solution my many teen fiction novels offered , 'Be yourself' . They forgot to mention sometimes yourself is just too awesome and other people would get jealous and yearn for your downfall. So I decided to just use the easy way- be someone else . That worked out perfectly, I was now society's pawn and I even gained a few friends at that. My happiness was fleeting though because soon I would realize all lies catch up to you and in the end we all truly are just a façade. There will be some minor mentions of the LGBT community though that will not be the main plot of the story .