𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘺 "𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯"

From the outside looking in, Zola Patterson has lived an easy, carefree life. But, looks can be deceiving. To ease her craving for independence, Zola rents the second room of her condo to a stranger. The young woman never expected a trail of revealed secrets, desires, and love to follow.

She walks in like the epitome of black girl luxury, but pain follows her. She covers it with bust-down jewelry and white roses. He's quiet, but his presence is loud in itself. Everyone knows him, but she sees right past him. She's confident, but he's more confident. She's fierce, but he makes her cower. Passionate. SADITIFIED.

This story follows the friends and family of Marcus and Aliyah. Picking up two years later, after the most explosive exposure on social media, Marcus and Aliyah both are learning how to navigate life without and scandal or drama to follow them. Leaving all the negativity and the people that caused it back in Atlanta, the two have solidified a new life together in LA. But, there are a few secrets that they both are keeping from one another that could damage the new life they've made for themselves, if they cant learn to be honest. Bria, a freshmen at Clark Atlanta, has finally gained her own sense of Independence in the city of ATL. Paired with her best friend since childhood, Jade and new roommate Trinity, Bria is learning the ropes of adulthood, and all that comes with it. From assignments, to partying, to new blossoming relationships, Bria learns quickly the weight that secrets can carry, and how difficult some of them may be to tell. Everyone has learned that honesty is the best policy, but do the policies change when the weight of a secret can change the dynamic of everything you knew? Amara, still grieving the lost of her mother Nastasia, has found solitude in this new place of life. With everything seeming to slowly but surely get back on the right track for her, a secret from her past returns to haunt her, and jeopardize her new relationships, privately and professionally. Can she bring herself to tell the truth to the ones that matter, in order to rid herself of being taunted, or will she let her secret swallow her whole? AJ, making his mark professionally in LA has been quite the journey for him. With climbing up the professional ladder, AJ has entered a stage of personal growth that he can't seem to fully understand just yet. Holding onto secrets he's afraid to say out loud, he reaches a crossroad in his life that requires the test of honesty to reach his right destination. Will he be able to make it to where he wants to be?

NOTE: THIS IS A SEQUEL TO EYES ON US STORY! PLEASE READ BOOK ONE FIRST BEFORE READING THIS ONE. STORY ARE FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 𝗘𝗬𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗡 𝗨𝗦... It's easy to love someone when things are perfect and everything's wonderful. But, to love someone when things are difficult, when they're not being perfect, when they're messing up, flaws are seen, mistakes are made...that's what really allow you to see how much love there is really. Anyone can love someone who doing and saying all the right things, being everything you want and need, when they're got it all together and it all figured it out. But, to love someone at their lowest, to love someone despite how broken they feel, when they're lost, when you're willing to stand by them no matter how challenging or difficult things may be, that kind of love is a lot more beautiful. That kind of love is a lot more meaningful. Thank you for loving me both times when things are good and bad, up and down. Thank you for taking in every aspect and part of me, accepting my flaws, forgiving my mistakes and helping me become the best version of me. 06/26/2021-02/19/2022 Rankings: #181 in black 9/16/2021 #2 in blackcharacters 9/16/2021 #570 in urban 9/16/2021 #20 in urbannovel 9/16/2021 #3 in blackstory 9/16/2021

"You trust me?" I look up at him, staring into his light brown eyes that stared directly at me. It felt like he was staring into my soul trying to read me. I could barely answer his question because I was busy looking at him. Once I realized I was staring like crazy, I quickly look down. "I do." ----------------------------- She's the girl you never saw coming, the unexpected one who calms you, centers you, and still she turns out to be the surprise love of your love. She gets you, really gets you like no one ever has. She is your best friend, lover, and soulmate all wrapped in the prettiest package. She is unforgettable, she is like no one, which is why you are addicted to her mind, her soul, her body, and her presence. You can't get her out of your system. You taste her and she runs through you hot like blood and fire. She never leaves you no matter what, because she too, knows how rare the connection is. You have never had anyone stick by you like that before. She is the safest place you ever know. You are soft for her no matter how hard life gets, she is there and your feelings never change. She loves you fiercely and you feel her love deep in your bones and in your soul. She is the one who makes you feel whole in a way you never have before and that terrifies you. But, what terrifies you even more...is losing her. 03/12/21-04/25/21 Rankings: #9 in africanamerican 9-16-21 #84 in urban 9-16-21 #113 in blacklove 9-16-21 #1 in blacklovestory 9-16-21 #45 in contemporarylit 9-16-21 #18 in blackcouple 9-16-21 #218 in urbanromance 9-16-21 #1 in saveblackcharacters 9-16-21

Lex's fling with her brother's best friend was supposed to be just a game...until he started breaking all the rules.