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.
The beeping of the machines I was linked to only increased my state of panic, as a nurse put an oxygen mask over my mouth and nose. It was hard for me to breathe at that point, as I didn't understand what was happening to me. I tried my best to identify the faces around me, but I didn't recognize any, and it only made...
"Progress is the attraction that moves humanity." ~Marcus Garvey SEQUAL TO~HUMANITY 5 "THE BEGINNING" What do you do when the one person who means the world to you is suddenly taken from your hands? How do you cope with that loss? Four months after Damon's death, Ashley is still dealing with the heartbreak of losing...
"Being human is given. But keeping our humanity is a choice." ~Unknown SEQUAL TO~HUMANITY 4 "THE RIVALRY" It is a time of new beginnings. Everything has changed in Mystic Falls. Ashley is a vampire and she is finally back with Damon. Elena is no longer sired to Damon, and her and Ashley are able to continue their good...
"To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty." ~Maximilien Robespierre SEQUAL TO~HUMANITY 3 "THE RENEWAL" Ashley Scott was faced with a dilemma when Damon messed up and Stefan swooped in to literally save her life. This was just added fuel to the fire between the Salvatore brothers, le...
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." ~Dalai Lama SEQUAL TO~HUMANITY 2 "THE BETRAYAL" Ashley and Damon have overcome every obstacle imaginable, but now they must work together to help someone that they both care deeply about. They are both starting to learn that not...
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together." ~Desmond Tutu SEQUAL TO~HUMANITY 1 "THE ENCOUNTER" Ashley Scott and Damon Salvatore have finally let their feelings for each other come to the surface. Ashley has put her faith and trust in Damon, ignoring many warnings telling her not to. She's a...
"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." ~Gandhi Many of us know the well known story of Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert, but what about Damon Salvatore? It's only fair for us to see how his story would have played out...