Sukuna Sitting

She lives a life that isn’t truly hers, with a past she’s never questioned, and a man who claims to be her husband. But when she’s hired to care for a stranger’s child, something stirs—familiar eyes, a voice that tugs at her soul, and a home that feels too much like memory. Unseen beneath calm waters lie truths long buried. He’s been waiting for her return. In a world where love can be forgotten, will the heart remember what the mind cannot?

Being rejected by one organisation to another was Melanie Watson, she graduated from the state university three years ago but couldn't secure a job because of her poor diploma. She didn't stop job hunting because of the loan she's going to refund in few weeks time. She borrowed some money from a fiercely casino to sponsor her education and she's to refund the money in three folds. A few weeks to the allotted time, Melanie was offered a babysitting job. She hasn't meet with the baby she's going to babysit before she requested for a year's advance payment. How will she cope when she gets to the mansion and realise that the boy she's going to babysit is not just a boy, but Archie Gordon, a thirteen years old boy who resents his father with passion? Melanie found herself stuck between the father and son discomfort that she was going to face for the next year. How will she cope when she found herself falling in love with Alfred Gordon and she's to choose between the broken son who wants her attention and the father who wants nothing but her love?

Rey Jhon Zialcita, a gay young man, once worked as the babysitter of Gabriella Chan—a spoiled girl who don't know how to cut onions because she always got everything she wanted. The only person who knew his secret was Gabriella because she once caught him kissing a photo of a man and even asked him straight out if he was a gay. Everything went fine with his job as her babysitter not until Gabriella’s debut party. That night, Rey Jhon gave in to temptation. He thought things were turning out the way he had always imagined. But reality was far from perfect. After that, he went away, searching for answers to the questions that troubled him. When he finally found them and came back to Gabriella but it only led to more pain. He should have known there was a problem waiting to be uncovered. But when he finally discovered the truth, it was far bigger and more heartbreaking than he ever expected. Now the question is—will he be able to win in the end?

Mag-a-apply sana si Giselle bilang Domestic Helper sa Saudi Arabia. Pero pagdating niya sa Maynila, nadukutan siya, nawala ang mga papeles pati na rin ang perang inipon ng kanyang ama. Dahil insidenteng iyon, napadpad siya sa puder ni Raul Montoya—isang single dad na ubod ng gwapo, matipuno, at mayamang negosyante, ngunit ubod nga lang din ng sungit at palaging iritado. Magtatrabaho siya rito bilang nanny ng anak nito. Unang araw pa lang niya sa trabaho, naranasan na niya ang hagupit ng sama ng ugali nito. Tila ang init ng dugo nito sa kanya at mas lumala pa ito sa mga sumunod pang mga araw hanggang sa natuto siyang lumaban dito, dahilan para mas lalo itong magalit sa kanya. Ngunit hindi mapaalis-alis ni Raul si Giselle dahil napalapit na rito ang anak niya. Nagpatuloy ang bangayan ng dalawa hanggang sa may nangyaring hindi inaasahan—isang makasalanang gabi ang nangyari sa kanilang dalawa. Isang gabing hindi nila malilimutan. Isang gabing nagparanas sa kanila ng kakaibang init at sarap. Ito na kaya ang maging hudyat ng tuluyang pagbabago ng relasyon nilang dalawa?

In a world full of hardships and challenges. Solace Rhian Garcia, a woman who grew up without any supervision from her parents, seeks a job in a huge city. A single father, Alistair Eiron Hawthorne, who is a known billionaire in the country, seeks a reliable babysitter to take care of his triplets, Tatum, Teagan, and Timothy. The two of them will cross paths in their own needs, seeking comfort in life as they tackle the everyday scenarios. Solace may find handling a child hard, but what if three children are what she’ll handle all at once? Will Eiron find himself loving another woman? Or he’ll just focus on his children. Two different worlds will collide, apart from chaos, there is a peace.

Nagpasya si Tres Eunice Lazi na maghanap ng trabaho para mabayaran nila ang sangla sa lupa sa kanilang probinsya. Hanggang nagkaroon siya ng trabaho bilang isang babysitter sa isang anak ng isang bilyonaryo. Hindi lang isang bata ang kanyang babantayan kundi tatlo. Hindi niya akalain na mas demonyo pa sa demonyo ang mga bata na aalagaan niya dahil sobrang kulit nito. Nabigyan lang siya ng lakas na loob dahil nalaman niyang wala palang magulang na bumabantay at nagpapatino sa mga bata kaya naisipan niya maging isang magulang para sa tatlo. Pero paano kung isang araw ay makilala niya si Damon Santo Stefano, ang ama ng mga bata tsaka na niya nalaman na nagmana pala ang tatlo sa kademonyohan ng kanilang ama. Pinapahirapan siya nito at pinaalis sa trabaho pero agad siyang pinabalik dahil palagi na siya hinahanap ng mga bata. Dumating ang araw na unti-unti nahuhulog ang kanya loob kay Damon pero kasabay nun ay nabayaran na niya lahat ang mga nasangla nilang lupa at kailangan na niyang umuwi at tumigil na sa pagta-trabaho para makasama ang pamilya sa probinsya. Makakaya niya bang iyan ang mga bata at ang lalaking nagpapatibok sa kanyang puso? Anong mangyayari kung kasabay nun ay dumating ang kinatatakutan niyang mangyari. Ay ang dumating ang tunay na ina ng mga bata.

(Nexus Almeradez's story) Annulled si Amara Stephanie sa kanyang asawa. Two years later, nakatanggap siya ng tawag mula sa pamilya nito. Na-aksidente ang dati niyang asawa at tanging siya lang ang naalala nito. Naki-usap sa kanya ang pamilya ng dating asawa na manatili siya sa tabi nito at tulungan itong makaalala. They offer her a big amount of money that she couldn’t resist. Kailangan niya iyon sa expansion ng kanyang business. Tinanggap niya ang offer, nasa isipan na trabaho lamang at walang personalan. Sa perspketibo ng dati niyang asawa, kasal pa sila kaya kung umasta ito ay parang wala itong kasalanan sa kanya. Kung kumilos ito ay parang noong dating mag-asawa pa sila. Nilalambing, binibigyan ng bulaklak at kahit hirap ay inaalala siya nito. Those gestures of him make her weak again. Nexus Almeradez is a walking trouble that she should avoid. Kumakatok na naman ito sa puso niyang nagsisimula na naman mahulog dito. She’s falling for him again and again. Oh no—yes!

Meet Usha Mehta, sitting there calmly on the wedding stage looking as beautiful as ever in that red sari. But observe clearly her face in all the chaos of the few people running here and there in a hurry to conduct a perfect wedding. Is she smiling happily looking at the wonderful arrangements? No way! Nevertheless, she is taking deep breaths so that she will not strangle the man sitting beside her. So talking about man, let’s see what he is doing. Well, he is also looking handsome but doing the same thing, and that is taking deep breaths not to strangle the girl sitting beside him. They both are looking with wide eyes, imagining the guests saying loudly “You both can’t escape this marriage.” Poor them! Or is it really? Well, we just have only one option and that is to look at their journey from starting.

WARNING: This book contains mature content and explicit content. It is also a non-fiction story, a true life story of the writer. The thurible was placed right in front of the altar as it's smoke rose to the chandelier, blackening the cobwebs that were woven by some silly spider. The evening prayer was being said, and everyone was deep in solemn prayer and meditation. All except me. How could you even expect me to be solemn and meditate, when the man I had had sex with just the past week, the man who offered to be my sugar daddy, was sitting at the kneeler right in front of the altar, conducting the evening prayer. Not only was he just sitting there, conducting the evening prayer, he was a priest, a new priest of the archdiocese, transferred to work at our parish community. Given the fact that he was the person I first had sex with, I knew I was in for a whole lot of drama.

“You make me want to do more than kiss you.” “Then do it,” I urge him. “I’m eighteen now.” * * * Life after high school hasn’t been kind to Calum. When his mother remarries again and offers him the option of living with her new family till he figures out his life, he jumps on the opportunity. Cathy is living her best life. Her father has finally found love after her mother’s death. What better way to celebrate it than with a night out at the bar and three of her most favourite people? One drink leads to another and the tipsy Cathy is dared to kiss the hot stranger sitting by himself at the bar. Easy peasy, right? What’s a little tango with a stranger? Until the next day. She finds the hot stranger at her house, sitting comfortably on the couch is none other than her stepbrother. * * * * * This is a spin-off of Bullied By The Badboy.