I owe so much to Wattpad. I have no idea where my life would be right now if I hadn’t found the platform. Ashleigh Gardner, you are always there for me for all my random questions and life advice. You have become a friend to me, and I’m so thankful to have you in my corner. Candice Faktor, you always support me and fight for the vision behind After, and I owe you so much for that. Nazia Khan, you make my life easier every single day, and I’m lucky to have you as a friend. Wattpad was my first home and will always be my favorite place to write.
Adam Wilson, the world’s most fabulous and witty editor, you are next, my friend. I know that I drive you insane with my fandom references, Twilight references, and every other random thing I bother you with. You had your work cut out for you taking on After (and me), and you have made this into the easiest, most enjoyable experience. (Even if you sent me work during a 1D concert lol.) Thank you for everything. Two more to go!
Gallery Books, thank you for believing in me and my story. You made my dreams come true! Kristin Dwyer, you always have my back and help keep me sane! A huge thank-you goes out to the proofreaders and production folks working on this series: Steve Breslin and crew, I know you had your work cut out for you, and you are incredible!
One Direction, I may be twenty-five and married, but there is no age limit on loving something. I have loved all five of you for three years now, and you have done so much for me, not even including inspiring this series. So thank you for showing me that it’s okay to stay true to who you are.
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ANNA TODD is a first-time writer spending her days in the Austin area with her husband, with whom she beat half the statistics by getting married one month after graduating high school. Between her husband’s three deployments to Iraq, she worked odd jobs from a makeup counter to the IRS processing center. Anna was always an avid reader and boy band and romance lover, so now that she’s found a way to combine the three, she’s enjoying living a real-life dream come true.
Find her at AnnaToddBooks.com, on Twitter at @imaginator1dx, on Instagram at @imaginator1d, and on Wattpad as Imaginator1D.
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Contents
Prologue: Hardin
Chapter One: Tessa
Chapter Three: Tessa
Chapter Four: Tessa
Chapter Five: Tessa
Chapter Six: Hardin
Chapter Seven: Tessa
Chapter Eight: Tessa
Chapter Nine: Tessa
Chapter Ten: Hardin
Chapter Eleven: Tessa
Chapter Twelve: Hardin
Chapter Thirteen: Tessa
Chapter Fourteen: Hardin
Chapter Fifteen: Tessa
Chapter Sixteen: Tessa
Chapter Seventeen: Hardin
Chapter Eighteen: Tessa
Chapter Nineteen: Tessa
Chapter Twenty: Hardin
Chapter Twenty-One: Tessa
Chapter Twenty-Two: Tessa
Chapter Twenty-Three: Tessa
Chapter Twenty-Four: Tessa
Chapter Twenty-Five: Tessa
Chapter Twenty-Six: Hardin
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Tessa
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Hardin
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Tessa
Chapter Thirty: Tessa
Chapter Thirty-One: Tessa
Chapter Thirty-Two: Tessa
Chapter Thirty-Three: Hardin
Chapter Thirty-Four: Tessa
Chapter Thirty-Five: Hardin
Chapter Thirty-Six: Tessa
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Tessa
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Tessa
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Hardin
Chapter Forty: Hardin
Chapter Forty-One: Tessa
Chapter Forty-Two: Tessa
Chapter Forty-Three: Tessa
Chapter Forty-Four: Tessa
Chapter Forty-Six: Tessa
Chapter Forty-Seven: Tessa
Chapter Forty-Eight: Tessa
Chapter Forty-Nine: Tessa
Chapter Fifty: Tessa
Chapter Fifty-One: Hardin
Chapter Fifty-Two: Hardin
Chapter Fifty-Three: Tessa
Chapter Fifty-Four: Hardin
Chapter Fifty-Five: Tessa
Chapter Fifty-Six: Tessa
Chapter Fifty-Seven: Tessa
Chapter Fifty-Eight: Hardin
Chapter Fifty-Nine: Hardin
Chapter Sixty: Tessa
Chapter Sixty-One: Hardin
Chapter Sixty-Two: Tessa
Chapter Sixty-Three: Tessa
Chapter Sixty-Four: Tessa
Chapter Sixty-Five: Tessa
Chapter Sixty-Six: Tessa
Chapter Sixty-Seven: Tessa
Chapter Sixty-Eight: Tessa
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Hardin
Chapter Seventy: Hardin
Chapter Seventy-One: Hardin
Chapter Seventy-Two: Tessa
Chapter Seventy-Three: Tessa
Chapter Seventy-Four: Hardin
Chapter Seventy-Five: Hardin
Chapter Seventy-Six: Tessa
Chapter Seventy-Seven: Hardin
Chapter Seventy-Eight: Hardin
Chapter Seventy-Nine: Tessa
Chapter Eighty: Hardin
Chapter Eighty-One: Tessa
Chapter Eighty-Two: Hardin
Chapter Eighty-Three: Tessa
Chapter Eighty-Four: Tessa
Chapter Eighty-Five: Hardin
Chapter Eighty-Six: Tessa
Chapter Eighty-Seven: Tessa
Chapter Eighty-Nine: Tessa
Chapter Ninety: Hardin
Chapter Ninety-One: Tessa
Chapter Ninety-Two: Hardin
Chapter Ninety-Three: Tessa
Chapter Ninety-Four: Hardin
Chapter Ninety-Five: Hardin
Chapter Ninety-Six: Tessa
Chapter Ninety-Seven: Hardin
Chapter Ninety-Eight: Tessa
Chapter Ninety-Nine: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred: Hardin
Chapter One Hundred and One: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Two: Hardin
Chapter One Hundred and Three: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Four: Hardin
Chapter One Hundred and Five: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Six: Hardin
Chapter One Hundred and Seven: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Hardin
Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Hardin
Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: Hardin
Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: Hardin
Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen: Hardin
Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-One: Hardin
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Two: Tessa
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three: Hardin
Acknowledgments
About Anna Todd