Tessa, her mother, and her boyfriend Noah are in her dorm room during her first day of college and she has been assigned a roommate named Steph. Steph has bright red hair, tattoos, dark makeup and metal band posters hanging on her side of the room. She has guys in the room, two tattooed guys that make Tessa’s mother very uncomfortable. Tessa’s mother wants her to change dorms immediately but Tessa fights her on it, begging her mother to allow her to stay in the room with Steph, which would impact Tessa’s future more than she could ever know. But, what if Tessa agreed with her mother and changed dorm rooms that day?

Tessa is a good fighter with a sleek, sturdy sword at her side. She's barely moved into her freshman dorm when zombies crash through the gates. With their graying skin, powerful appetite and strong numbers, zombies are a threat Tessa is used to--and one she enjoys fighting whenever she can. Something she's not used to, however, is Hardin; with his cocky British accent and dark demeanor, his skills with a sword are just as impressive as his collection of tattoos. Soon, Tessa learns it's not just zombies she has to fight, but her heart too.

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.