The Parenting Map

In a reality where the eyes can only experience color once a kiss is shared with a certain destined soulmate. Kai wants to find his soulmate, desperately. However, Finn wishes soulmates didn’t exist at all.

(Witchita Series #1) On the evening of Santacruzan, I met Gideon, the consort of my life. Months later, we grew closer to each other, but then... he found out about the bet and we split up. Weeks after our breakup, he confronted and told me, “Panagutan mo ako... Buntis ako," and I was like, “Gago ka ba?” Days after my family revealed our biggest secrets, I made up my list. To do: 1. Get to know more about my family's identity, history, and special ability (especially in dealing with a pregnant male partner!) 2. Master my family's craft — witchcraft. 3. Attend to Deon's needs, assist, and take care of him. 4. Protect and keep him away from his pack for nine months (or else our child's gonna get killed because Deon's a son of an alpha b*tch!) 5. Plan about our child's financial support and our parental setup. 6. Make sure that the whole pregnancy experience will be tolerable for the first-time mommy (or pappy or whatsoever, I don't really know what to call him, geez...) 7. The child should stay with my family after Deon gave birth because he or she belongs to us, to the kind who needs to keep hiding. 8. And the most important thing to do, love my child with all my heart, mind, and Witchita soul. I am Angie Lou Pereira, a Witchita, and this is my guide to successful parenting.

In a terrible tragedy, Alona did not expect to meet Kenneth again, the man she fell in love with a year ago. A big responsibility will be given to both of them where they will take care of a child and become its parents. Will Alona be able to avoid the playful whip of fate on them or will she let fate make a way to resume her love with Kenneth that was cut off due to a delusion. Did she survive co-parenting with a playboy?

Years passed after princess Mapula was born, she set on a life's journey a new adventure, moving from her home Boakoena Kingdom in LeSotho to study in Cape Town. She was to discover her powers as the rain queen to harness it to full extent allowing her to transform physically into supreme being as well as connect with the spirit realm. Meanwhile her parents king Lerumo and Queen Mabotle live happily running a prosperous kingdom in which they were loved for their kindness and generosity. Only to find king Lerumo murdered by a contingent of his jealous advisors and aspiring leaders of the opposite factions. He finds his way back as a spirit that only Mapulas gifted daughter could see to seek his revenge as well as to protect his kingdom as it comes under attack. Neighboring the Bakoena were the Batloung, another successful kingdom their crowned prince Thabiso falls in love with Mapula and they are betrothed to later marry and unite their kingdoms with their power and might. While Mapula is in school she befriends a Xhosa girl Kwezilomso daughter of Brian a shady and shrewd businessman. In a cunning move Brian facilitates Mapulas kidnap but he ended up being the one wipes out clean begging for scraps to survive as punishment. Tokelo Mapula's brother falls in love with the princess of Batloung Thabiso's sister. Kwezi falls in love with the adoptive brother of Mapula Lebo, the fun yet temperamental brother. The two wed under drastic circumstances as Brian Kwezi's father was against their union. In their early days they made a friend who become more like a brother to them after eventually helping him save his kingdom, Prince Ntsika of Manzini kingdom in South Africa.

Dalam kehidupan yang gemilang di dunia bisnis, Lana seorang wanita berbakat berusia 35 telah memiliki segalanya, kecuali kebahagiaan dalam rumah tangganya. Kehidupan pernikahannya dengan Rudi terasa hambar, dipenuhi oleh tekanan dari keluarga suaminya yang selalu menyalahkan Lana karena masih belum bisa memberikan keturunan membuat keadaan semakin memburuk.Tapi ketika dunianya yang rapuh bertemu dengan pesona misterius Raka, seorang pria muda dengan cahaya baru, segalanya berubah. Saat cinta dan godaan bersilangan diantara mereka, akankah Lana meraih cinta sejati atau mengorbankan segalanya demi menjaga sebuah pernikahan yang hampir hancur?

RATED SPG/DETAILED BED SCENES/BAWAL SA BATA! "Sa akin ka lang, Roxanne... ako ang tunay na nagmamay ari sa iyo. Akin lang ang puso, kaluluwa pati na ang katawan mo," may diing wika ni Rain Tyler Montenegro.

Yung bata na iniligtas ko noong maliliit pa kami ay lumaking isang possessive at obsessive na CEO. Sampung taon niya akong kinontrol, gamit ang sakit ng lola ko bilang pang-blackmail para pilitin akong magpakasal sa kanya. Sinubukan niyang gawin ang lahat para makuha ang loob ko—kahit anong paraan, ginawa niya,pero hindi ko siya kailanman minahal. Dahil sa sobrang galit, nakahanap siya ng babaeng halos kamukha ko para pumalit sa akin. Ipinagmalaki nila ang relasyon nila sa harap ng lahat, at may mga bulung-bulungan na natagpuan na raw ng CEO ang tunay niyang pag-ibig. Pero isang araw, dumating ang babaeng iyon sa villa kasama ang mga alipores niya, gamit ang atensyon at pagmamahal ng CEO bilang lakas ng loob. Isa-isa niyang binali ang mga daliri ko, sinugatan ang mukha ko gamit ang utility knife, at inalis ang damit ko para ipahiya ako. “Kahit nagparetoke ka pa para magmukhang ako, palalagpasin ko na ‘yun. Pero natuto ka pang magpinta nang kagaya ko? Grabe kang mag-aral! Tignan natin kung paano ka makakaakit ng mga lalaki ngayon!” Habang duguan na ako at halos mawalan ng malay, sa wakas dumating ‘yung obsessive na CEO. Hinila ako ng babae sa harapan niya at mayabang na nagsumbong, “Honey, itong babaeng ‘to ay nagtatago rito sa villa, tinatangkang akitin ka. Siniguro kong hindi siya magtatagumpay!”

Minsan dumadating sa atin ang isang pagsubok na hindi natin inaasahan. Iyong tipo na ngayon ay masaya ka pero hindi mo alam na may kalakip 'yon na kalungkutan. Kagaya na lang ni Devi na gusto lang naman maranasan ang magmahal at mahalin. Akala niya ay magiging masaya na siya ng tuluyan. Pero hindi niya inaakala na maagang kukunin ang taong nagparamdam sa kanya ng tunay na pagmamahal. Paano niya haharapin ang bukas kung wala na ang taong nakasanayan niya? Makakamove on pa ba siya sa sakit ng kahapon? Kaya niya pa kayang magmahal muli sa ikalawang pagkakataon?

Warning: Please be advised that this story contains TRIGGER WARNINGS, and POTENTIALLY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SENSITIVE LANGUAGE ang MATURED THEMES, that not suitable for young audiences. _________ Akala ko ang pagkamatay ni mama at papa ang pinakamasakit na nangyari sa buhay ko hindi pa pala dahil may mas lalong masakit pa na nanaisin ko na lang ding mamatay para makasama si mama at papa. Ang hirap at sakit na dinanas ko sa poder ng tiyahin ko.Ang pagmalupet niga sa akin. Ang pagtalikod sa akin ng mga kaibigan ko noong kailangan ko sila. Ang ipagtabuyan ako ng taong mahal ko at ang pagkamuhi niya sa anak namin dahil isa akong biktima ng panggahasa. Imbis na tulungan,pinili nilang ako ay talikuran at pabayaan. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat ng pinagdaanan ko may taong taos-pusong tumulong sa akin at inako ang lahat ng responsibilad na hindi niya dapat gawin sa akin. Ngunit ang hindi ko inasahan na ang taong tumulong pala sa akin ay siya pala yong taong sumira ng buhay ko ng buong pagkatao. Ang taong tumulong sa akin siya rin pala ang taong gumahasa sa akin. Gusto ko siyang maparusahan sa ginawa niya sa akin, ngunit sa anong paraan? Ipagkatiwala ko ba iyon sa batas o ako mismo ang gagawa? Ngunit, paano? Gayong sa puntong ito natutunan ko na siyang mahalin. Bakit sa ganitong paraan ako pinaglaruan ng tadhana? Makayanan ko bang ipakulong ang taong mahal ko? Maibigay ko pa ba ang hustisya para sa sarili ko kung ang taong iyon ay parte na ng buhay ko?

My childhood friend said that he was connected with the doll. Now that he had lost it, he called me up to cry. One hand held my phone as I consoled him, while the other toyed with the doll. His voice began to take on a more interesting tone with my purposeful touches… I squeezed and pinched the toy and comforted him, “Shh, I agree with you. Whoever took your toy is a terrible person…”