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.

Hazel has spent years clawing her way back from one cruel setback after another, shaping her life into something so controlled it can't fall apart again. Every goal has a plan. Every risk has a rule. Getting into her dream university is supposed to be the clean start-the beginning of the career she's bled for. Then, on her first day, she breaks the very first rule. It starts with getting into that damn car. Damien Hunter is trouble in human form: sharp-tongued, arrogant, and irritatingly amused by the way he can make Hazel snap. She should hate him. She does hate him-right up until the bickering turns into charged silences, lingering looks, and the kind of longing that risks everything she's worked for. But Damien isn't just a distraction. He's a storm with something to hide. As Hazel is pulled deeper into his orbit, she starts noticing the cracks: the half-truths, the sudden disappearances, the way his story never quite matches the rumours. And the closer she gets, the more she realises Damien isn't running from university drama-he's running from something darker. Something that could destroy them both. Now Hazel has a choice: cling to the rules that kept her safe... or risk everything for a boy who might be lying about who he is. Because falling for Damien was the easy part. Surviving what he's hiding is another.