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.

Anna Shay is a normal 18 year old girl who lives in London. She shares a small flat with her best-friend Elka. These best-friends have been through everything together from the beginning. They are there for each other when needed. Anna has a job at a sweets store while Elka has one at the shoe store in the same plaza. They both can drive though they don't have a cars due to college expenses. Anna's whole life changes when she finds an iPhone on the floor in the store she works in. Who does this phone belong to? The one and only Louis Tomlinson from One Direction. She decides to keep this from Elka and her life is an adventure from there.

Was it her beauty that reeled me in? The mysterious, deep, color her eyes contained? Or her addictive smile, smell, or even her personality? It was none of these things. The reason she's too afraid and too sad to even talk is what made her even more mysterious and captivating to me. Not talking for six years as a side affect from a tragic accident is what I learned had caused it; her sister and mothers death traumatized her. And my goal is to help her break free, to help her gain the courage to live her life to the fullest. To speak to me.

Half of me wants to move on, but I can't. How can I? Everything has come to an end and everything that was once important isn't anymore. I am seeing the world in a new way. Adjusting isn't easy. A whole new view on everything.