Introduction: Tessa and Hardin have defied all the odds, but will their fairy tale ending be turned on its head? AFTER EVER HAPPY...Life will never be the same. #HESSAIt鈥檚 never been all rainbows and sunshine for Tessa and Hardin, but each new challenge they鈥檝e faced has only made their passionate bond stronger and stronger. But when a revelation about the past shakes Hardin鈥檚 inpenetrable fa?ade to the core鈥攁nd then Tessa suffers a tragedy鈥攚ill they stick together again, or be torn apart?As the shocking truth about each of their families emerges, it鈥檚 clear the two lovers are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin鈥攁ny more than he is the cruel, moody boy she fell so hard for. Tessa understands all the troubling emotions brewing beneath Hardin鈥檚 exterior, and she knows she鈥檚 the only one who can calm him when he erupts. He needs her.But the more layers of his past come to light, the darker he grows, and the harder he pushes Tessa鈥攁nd everyone else in his life鈥攁way. Tessa鈥檚 not sure if she really can save him鈥攏ot without sacrificing herself. She refuses to go down without a fight. But who is she fighting for鈥擧ardin or herself?...