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.

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.

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.

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

"With all due respect sir, adding a new member to this team will only slow us down." "On the contrary, if anything your team will slow her down." *** She's the ghost story you tell around a camp fire. The monster that hides in your closet. The nightmare that wakes you from your sleep. She's the definition of the word 'deadly'. She never smiles, never shows any emotion other than a blank stare. Unless, she's pissed, then it shows. She doesn't trust any of the other agents, only the chief. She doesn't play nice with others. She's a solo agent, always works alone, but that's about to change. Respect her and she'll take a bullet for you. Mistreat her and she'll put a bullet in you...if you're lucky. She's Agent 13... ***Book 1*** Highest Ranking: #1 in Action

"She was my best friend. Someone I trusted far more than anyone else." "What was she like?" "She was worse than Devin if you can believe that." *** When the team goes on the hunt for Agent 77, aka Garrett, they discover some key information in finding him...Only one problem, the last person who had it was Agent 57. While they retrace her last steps, they run into Eliane, a civilian who gets caught in the cross fire. When they are put in charge of protecting her till the mission's over, they learn exactly how much Thirteen hates other girls. But when Eliane starts getting closer and closer to Cody, Thirteen begins to revert back to her cold self. While Chase and Devin blame it on jealousy, Jason tries to look at it more closely, coming to the conclusion that while Thirteen seems to not be able to stand this Eliane girl, there is something more to it that's fueling her anger. While Thirteen struggles to prove that there's more to Elaine than they can see, she gets a blast from the past. Thirteen's a closed off and secretive person, so how will the team react when they find out exactly how open she can be around the right people? And what will they do when they have some questions that only she can answer? Thirteen's always known more about the case than she's let on. But when she refuses to answer their questions they need find someone who can. Unfortunately the only other person with answers, is Garrett... ***Book 2*** Highest Ranking: #1 in Action

"What makes you think we can trust this Agent 1 guy?" "I-uh, I knew him before he was an agent...he's trustworthy...to an extent." "And I already told you I corrupted him. It's all good." "We're all going to die." *** Devin's hurt. Jason's missing. Lily's alive. The team finally has what they need to take down Garrett...but now they're short one agent. Lily can fill in for Jason but they still can't count on Devin till he's completely healed. So they decide to rely on a new ally...or maybe just an old enemy. When they need help who better to turn to than a new agent? As Lily's pointed out before, new agents are always easy to corrupt... But Agent 1 never really needed to be corrupted to begin with...this isn't going to end well. ***Book 3***

"I've had a bittersweet piece of you in my world, it was like having heaven at my clutches but I'm a sinner and for a sinner like me that's all I'll ever have, a mere taste of heaven... of you." - Stained In Silver What happens when ink meets with metal? Well darling, it stains. She was made of steel from her cold hard gaze to the countless piercings that engulfed her body. He was embellished in ink from head to toe with each tattoo reminding him every second of the demons lurking within. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arabella Costa a beautiful name for an equally beautiful face. But that's all she was, a pretty face with a damaged soul beyond repair or at least that's what she portrayed herself as towards the world. But to him she was a beautiful mess. A storm of everything that's mysterious in the world. A gateway into a world of sins and demons. A reckless masterpiece. -------------------- Gabriel Kingston. Now that's a name that most girls would gladly fantasise about. A few people, scratch that no one knows the truth about this guy he's about as mysterious as the night sky. It was his allure that drove people to want to get to know him but it also scared people away. His world is anything but black and white, there's always some grey lurking beneath the shadows. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Asher Pierce, the infamous golden boy of Oak Valley high. His smile could put the brightest star to shame, every single girl and I mean every single girl was envious of his perfect, unblemished skin. Seems like the perfect guy right?? That's because he is. Straight A student. Captain of the football team. Perfect home life. Okay sure he could get any girl grovelling at his feet but this guy liked a challenge, andddd let's just leave it at that. Started ~ 24/02/19