Sitting On His Lap

MAHIRAP ang buhay kaya't ang ulilang lubos na si Karina ay handang magtiis na manirahan sa kaniyang tiya kahit madalas siyang pagmalupitan nito. Ang tiya niya mismo ang nag-alok sa kanya ng trabaho upang mag waitress sa isang bar na hindi naman kalayuan sa bahay nila. Sa edad na dalawampo, natuto na si Karina na maging malakas para sa kaniyang sarili dahil wala naman itong maaasahan bukod sa kanyang sarili lamang. Bata pa lang ay hindi na ito namulat sa pagmamahal. Pagmamahal na ngayon ay tila hinahanap niya pa rin. Pagmamahal na hindi maibigay ng kanyang Tiya Alicia at kahit ng mga kaibigan nito sa bar. Isang araw, sa kanyang pagtatrabaho sa bar ay isang bagong customer ang nagligtas sa kanya mula sa isang bastos na lalaki. Nagpakilala ito bilang si Winston Miller gamit ang binigay niyang business card. Naging interisado sa kanya ang binata dahil nakikita nitong pursigido ang dalaga sa kanyang trabaho at halatang kailangang-kailangan ng dalaga ng pera, bukod doon ay may kung anong malakas na enerhiya siyang naramdaman sa dalaga. He asked her to be his personal maid. Iyon ang usapan nila. Sa laki ng halagang in-offer ni Winston ay hindi na nakapag-hindi pa si Karina. Tinanggap niya agad ito. Iniwan niya ang kanyang tiya na naghihimutok sa galit.

"Why are you angry?" I asked him. "It's not like we're a couple." He stopped, and stared at me, boring my eyes with his emerald eyes. "If we are…" He paused, clenching his jaw, "then am I allowed to be angry?” I looked at him like he was insane. “Then we'll take it to that level." He continued. "I'm serious. I want you.” Leizel Snow Garcia Waterstrings is not just fierce. She's more than that. Ending up as an ice cream worker in a local ice cream shop, it was her one step of becoming a strong and independent woman. And that's when a cold-hearted stranger came in view. Eion Aurelio Hudson. Out of seven billion people in the world, the two hard-headed people crossed paths, making her "strong and independent woman" facade slowly fall apart. With all the dramas, free food, forgotten birthdays, Robot handling, idiots around, and emotional crisis, will she be able to melt his winter heart with her blazing fire or will this fire be put away instantly? ``` ``` One Blazing Head. One Winter Heart. Two Hard-headed people. A huge disaster. (Book 1 of Hearts Series but can be read as standalone)

"I want you to marry me as soon as possible" Vincent Said with a completely straight face. "W-what?"Aira asked her eyes widening at her dinner partner. "I want you to marry me, preferably before the end of this month. It's a business deal, Aira, like any other business interaction. Simple. I will make sure that your family doesn't go bankrupt, in exchange, I want you to make sure to marry me before my right to inheritance is taken away when I'm thirty." He said leaving Aira speechless, "Well," He said with a smirk that reminded her why his nickname was 'The Shark', Then he leaned forward until his lips were close enough to her heart for her to feel his gentle breath. "You don't have to worry about anything, All you need to do is become mine. I will take care of the rest" And just like that, her heart began beating loudly in her chest again. It was supposed to be the best night of Aira's life, her works were finally getting recognized, she was signing the deal of a lifetime, and she had a fiance who clearly cherished her. Until everything changes... She finds her fiance cheating on her in the room where she was supposed to sign her contract. And then she learns that her family was going bankrupt The only way to save her family was to marry that one person, Vincent Valory... Also known as The Shark....

They said she vanished. They claimed she betrayed them. But when she reappears at a secret auction, claimed by the man who once swore to destroy her, the past ignites like gasoline. In a world where loyalty is currency and truth is buried beneath designer suits and silken lies, love isn’t the question. it’s the weapon.

Athena Ambrose is a hunter and the best of her kind. However, she wasn't so sure about that anymore. Especially, after knowing that her current employer was the same man she slept with two years ago and the only man who could make her body scream of pleasure. Wanting to run away was difficult when the man himself followed her like a lost puppy But there were two big problems she now has to face. First, the man she slept with turned out to be Alpha Alexander, the world's baddest alpha. And second, the mark he left on her two years ago was starting to get on her nerve. But that was not all... Now that their fate are now intertwined, danger will come after them wherever they go.

Ano ang mga bagay na kaya mong isakripisyo para sa iyong pamilya? Ano nga ba talaga ang mas matimbang, ang hustisya para sa taong biktima o ang kalayaan ng taong mahal mo sa buhay? Kilalanin si Calixta Villanueva, isang ordinaryong babae na nangangarap yumaman, kayang tahakin ang lahat umasenyo lamang sa buhay. Isang araw tila tinupad ng panginoon ang kaniyang dalangin dahil may isang flyer na lumapat sa kaniyang mukha na may nakasulat na WANTED PERSONAL MAID. Akala ni Calixta ay dito na magsisimula ang kaniyang magandang kapalaran ngunit hindi niya inaasahan na ang trabahong kaniyang pinasok ay isang susi para mabungkal ang itinatagong lihim ng kaniyang pamilya. Paano nga ba haharapin ni Calixta ang bawat hamon ng buhay kung ang mga taong kaniyang pinagkukunan ng lakas ay mismong kasangkot sa isang madilim na trahedya.

"Why do you hate me so much, Maan" she asked hiccupping, hitting his chest. "I never said that" he said holding her hands. ____________________________________ "So, my Ita, how does it feels to be Mrs. Dutta," he asked holding her from behind while making eye contact in the mirror. "Best feeling in this world, Mr. Dutta" she replied kissing his cheek. ____________________________________ "I BLOODY ASKED YOU TO DO ONE THING BUT YOU CAN'T EVEN DO THAT!" he shouted slamming the wooden desk with his fists. "I am sorry, sir" she replied with tears welling up in her eyes. ____________________________________ "I will kill that man if I see him near you again" he said dangerously running his index finger from her forehead to neck. "W...why" she asked stammering. "Because you are mine"...

When Alpha Miguel found his fifth mate after the death of his previous mates that all died mysteriously, leading him to believing that he was really cursed as said to him earlier, he was determined to stay away from her and keep their relationship within work alone. However, he couldn't deny the crazy bond that kept pulling her to this girl, who has captured his heart at first sight, and now, he was determined to be with her and protect her from the dangerous creatures after her life. What happens when Clarissa, the twenty-two years old girl who already fell head over heels for her boss and boyfriend, found out that the man she loved so much was not a human as she thought, but a werewolf, an Alpha wolf at that? Will she be able to accept him for who he is?

When I see it again, then at that time I will never let go again. Ting! After waiting for quite a while, the elevator door finally opened wide, and he immediately entered it without thinking. He pressed the number button according to the floor he wanted to go to. However, his eyes immediately fell on someone. The atmosphere inside the elevator immediately felt gripping, as if there was a dark and eerie aura enveloping the elevator. Of course, it wasn't because of the presence of a ghost, but an even scarier creature. The woman immediately glanced behind her to see if she had looked wrong, and her gaze met the piercing dark gray eyes of someone she once knew. The man grinned a little with hungry gazes tracing his whole body, making the woman feel very nervous and scared. "Good afternoon, Mr. Davero," she muttered nervously. "Afternoon," he answered hoarsely. The tall, handsome man stepped closer to the woman, making her stunned. She backed away slowly. The man who was called Davero did not stop his movements. He continued to corner the woman until he touched the elevator wall behind him. He looked scared because the man was getting closer. "Long time no see," said Davero with a grin that made the hairs stand on end. The woman could not move a bit. Moreover, the man's hand touched the wall right beside the beautiful woman's head. "What do you want from me?" asked the woman in a weak voice, almost a whisper, after gathering all her courage. "You!" Instantly, the woman's body tensed, and she got goosebumps because she heard a whisper full of threats and pressure that was undeniable. Unknowingly, the woman held her breath out of fear. "You're Mine!"

Anais Vale vanished three years ago, breaking the terms of a legally binding marriage contract with billionaire CEO Cassian Vale. To the world, their short-lived marriage was a mystery. To Anais, it was survival. But when a mysterious legal summons pulls her out of hiding, she’s forced to return—not as a woman in love, but as a wife under obligation. Cassian, ruthless and unreadable, never divorced her. Their original contract still holds, and now he wants her back—if only to fulfill the remaining years and protect his corporate empire from a hostile takeover. Emotion is not part of the deal. But the contract hides more than just legal conditions. It conceals a past filled with betrayal, a family legacy steeped in secrets, and a shared history neither of them fully understands. Anais returns as a woman determined to endure it quietly. But things change quickly: she discovers Cassian’s health is failing, that someone wants her dead, and that her own tragic past may be connected to his family’s crimes. As the truth unravels, Anais is forced to confront who Cassian really is—and who she must become if she wants to survive in his world. Along the way, both begin to transform. Anais, once passive and self-effacing, begins to find her voice and strength. Cassian, seemingly heartless and stoic, is forced to feel and face the consequences of his past. Their story is a collision of control and vulnerability, love and guilt, power and protection. What begins as a contract slowly becomes a reckoning—and a second chance neither of them expected. But second chances come at a cost. And not every ending is fair.