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.

Seventeen year old Stella Parker is used to not fitting in. Unable to move on from the betrayal of her ex, Niall Horan, pressured at home by her overbearing parents and tormented mercilessly by the most popular girl in school, Eleanor Calder, Stella has begun to feel as if no matter how hard she tries, she'll never be good enough for anyone. But then she meets Louis Tomlinson, the bad boy player from Britain. Dangerous, rebellious, and haunted by the tragedies of his past, Louis lives every second of his life recklessly, yet is afraid to fall in love. However after Louis makes Stella promise that she won't fall in love with him, he gets the surprise of his life when he begins to fall for her! Will they be able to realize they were meant to be together in a world that's constantly trying to tear them apart? Throw in a jealous Queen Bee, determined to get back together Niall, and a secret that may unravel the very fabric of their lives and it doesn't seem so. Can two people who are Truly, Madly, Deeply in love come together to beat the odds? Or are these two broken souls just not meant to find their missing pieces in each other?

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.

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.