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 mo
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I WAS HONESTLY impressed with the whole place and our newest penthouse which Chadleen, Deon, and I will be sharing for the rest of the nine months. Nasa baba pa rin kami ng building habang manghang tinitingala ko iyon. The entire area did not seem like tall skyscrapers and expensive hotels that I had always seen in the mortal world. It seemed and felt more like I was a tiny human being standing in a line of books piled on the shelf with, of course, books as the buildings and the unfilled part in their row as the entrance or alleyway to the inside of that place. Iyong building ay parang makakapal na mga hardbound books na tinubuan lang ng mga bintana at pinto at tinitirhan ng iba’t ibang mga beast.“Insan, hindi kaya magka-stiff neck ka kakatingala sa mga ‘yan?” tukso sa akin ni Chadleen.I looked at her and smiled widely and toothily, like a child who had visited Charlie’s Chocolate Factory for the first time ever. I
WHEN MOMMY AND Tito Khalil made sure that everything was fine with us three alone in our penthouse and in Abseiles, they bid us farewell and left. Kailangan pa kasi nilang samahan sina Lola Panya sa paglilipat sa ibang lugar. They will just come back on the weekend, or if we have emergencies here so that they can help us. I assured them that we will be fine, or at least… we will try our best to be.“Hindi ka pa rin ba matutulog? Bukas na ‘yong unang araw niyo ni Chadleen sa Institute of Magis, ah,” Deon pointed out when he stepped out of the bathroom.Nakapantulog na siya at mukhang handa nang magpahinga tapos heto pa rin ako sa study corner ko hawak-hawak ang isang barbecue stick at pinag-aaralan ang pagpapalutang ng mga maliliit na bagay sa desk ko gamit iyong spell na tinuro ni mommy sa akin kanina.“Løvítură,” sambit ko at pinalutang na ulit iyong mini calendar ko roon. Kaso ay hindi pa man
MAY MGA ESTUDYANTE na sa loob ng classroom. Ang karamihan pa sa kanila ay napabaling sa amin pagpasok na pagpasok namin. Mabilis din naman silang nagbawi ng mga tingin nang kasunod naming pumasok si Professor Mythos Grimm.“Go find your seats. Our class is about to commence in a minute,” he told us.Nataranta naman kaming tatlo kaya agad kaming naghanap ng mga bakanteng upuan. We all took the seats adjacent to each other at the farthest. Pinapagitnaan ako nina Ross at Chadleen sa pwesto namin.“Bakit parang takot kayo? Ano bang mayro’n kay Professor Grimm?” bulong ko sa pinsan nang makatiyempo.Sinulyapan niya muna ang harap para kunwari ay nakikinig kaming dalawa sa pwesto namin kahit na pabulong kaming nag-uusap.“He was the legitimate son of the owner of the Hotel Grimm, Count Vladimir, and the princess of the Nodrams, Countess Amanda. He was a hybrid of a vampire and a Nodram, and he’s
SI DEON PA rin ang naghanda ng hapunan namin. He cooked a very delicious dinner to celebrate that we survived the first day of our class at the Institute of Magis. Ang sarap no’ng niluto niya kaso I forgot what it was called. Basta may malalaking hipon iyon at oysters and then sliced corns saka napakasarap na sabaw na parang may tomato sauce. It tasted like there was a firework and rainbow of flavors inside my mouth. Ang sarap talaga! Sumusunod na rin si Deon sa sarap at galing magluto ni mommy, and it was so fetch!“Deon, ang sarap nito!” Chadleen complimented which earned a warm smile from him.“Thank you, Chad. Natutuwa naman akong nagustuhan mo.”“Walang anuman,” sagot naman ni Chad bago ako binalingan. “Insan, nagustuhan mo rin ba?”Tumango-tango naman ako. “Pwede na.”Char… ang choosy ko naman. Not so honest pa.“Sus…” mahinang
ON MY SECOND try, I finally did the disappearance spell right, but it only did a little to make me feel right. Feeling loser ako pagkauwi namin ni Chadleen sa penthouse.“I hate it! This is so not fetch!” reklamo ko.Hinagis ko nga sa sofa iyong handbag ko pagkapasok na pagkapasok namin ng penthouse saka ako sunod na sumalampak doon at nagpahalukipkip ng mga braso sa dibdib ko dala nang nararamdaman kong inis sa nangyari kanina.Deon who was still wearing his apron immediately went out of the kitchen. May hawak-hawak pa siyang sandok. It seemed to appear that he was in the middle of his cooking but just got interrupted. Siya na naman ang nagluto… Nagpalinga-linga naman siya sa aming dalawa ni Chadleen, nagtataka.“Anong mayro’n?”Hindi ako nagsalita kaya nagpakawala nang malalim na buntong-hininga si Chadleen bago sumagot.“Dahil sa klase namin kanina.” Pagkasabi niya no&rsquo
NANG MAKAUWI NA si Ross ay agad din naman kaming nagpahingang tatlo nina Chadleen at Deon. The preggy was unusually silent tonight. Hindi naman sa maingay siya, talagang nakakapanibago lang na ganito siya ngayon.I sighed and moved to face him. Iyong isang braso ko ay nasa ilalim ng unan ko na pinapatungan ko naman ng ulo ko. I found Deon already staring at me. Hindi ako poetic na tao… or beast pero kita ko sa mga mata niyang puno siya ng mga bagay na gusto niyang sabihin sa akin.“Do you want to tell me something?” I finally asked him.Nakatitig lang talaga siya sa akin. Kahit hindi nagsasalita ay nangungusap nang lubusan ang mga mata niya.“Deon—”“You really didn’t feel anything earlier?” he asked, cutting me off.It was my turn to just stare at him with my lips pursed. I did… I was lowkey feeling it for him, but I was also highkey never going to let him know.
IT WAS ALREADY the weekend. As promised kay Deon, I took him out. Una kaming pumunta siyempre sa may ospital ng papa ni Ross. He also met what he had promised. Pinadala niya talaga iyong mga pinangako niyang vitamins sa penthouse namin sa mga fae na nagtatrabaho sa Cavendish Suites.According to the ultrasound results, our baby was safe and healthy. Bumalik na lang daw kami after two weeks dahil magiging 18 weeks nang buntis si Deon, and by then, we can find out the sex of our baby.“Anong gusto mong kasarian ng baby natin?” Deon asked me as we strolled around the Lifestyle District of the Capital.Hindi ako nakasagot agad kasi hindi ako makapili kung anong gusto ko. Ang hirap kasi, e. Basta isa lang ang alam ko. Kahit babae pa siya o lalaki o anumang gusto niyang maging, mamahalin ko pa rin siya nang buong-buo.“Hindi ako makapili, e. Ang hirap… Basta love ko siya kahit ano pang gustuhin niyang maging. Ikaw ba?&r
I UTTERLY FELT like a loser in my stay at the Institute of Magis so far. I hope this would end so soon, but who on earth and Abseiles am I kidding? The failures I had committed in my classes amounted to almost fifty counts, almost half of my entire stay here.“Aɱűra Aɱűʝa!” I chanted the materializing spell but ended up making the cylinders in front of me explode.I looked at Madame Latakia apologetically before mumbling, “I’m sorry…”I saw her sigh and shook her head slowly. Argh! I already felt like a huge disappointment. Goddamnit!“Nøŋɳ Víʂʤa bøbἰr!” sigaw ko sabay turo no’ng hair stick ni Chadleen sa isa sa mga anino ni Professor Grimm na may mukha na pinagamit niya sa amin upang gawin ang enchantment exercise namin sa araw na iyon – ang magpatulog.I chanted the sleeping spell. Nagulat ako nang sobra dahil sa kasamaang palad, sa halip na patulug
Rich Witchita Problems . . . . . Witchitan. a special kind of witches who hailed from the Beast Republic and who can wield both black and white magic with their male members as the ones conceiving their offspring. (Witchita Series #2) Being born in a supreme and wealthy Witchita clan, life had not been easy for Rosendo Stefan Cavendish. It always came with a price in the form of numerous problems. Ever since he was young, he had been through countless kidnappings, hostage-takings, and scams which he was able to survive through his magic. His bigger problem arrived in the human form of his best friend, Ruby Lane Acosta, with who he had fallen deeply in love since they were seven years old. The thing was, Ruby Lane did not seem to heed his feelings even after all the years. Instead, she kept pushing him away. His biggest problem happened when he got pregnant with her and foun
Ciao! This is the special chapter. Thank you so much for being with me in this long journey, and see you on our next one, on the second Witchita installment – the Rich Witchita Problems. Warning: This chapter may contain scenes not suitable for readers aged eighteen and below. Reader discretion is advised. TODAY WAS MIRACLE’S second birthday and mine and Deon’s first wedding anniversary. Sinadya talaga naming isabay sa birthday ni Miracle ang kasal namin noon para mangyari ito – isang double celebration. However, Deon and I felt really exhausted with our daily routine, papasok kami sa kolehiyo nang salit-salitan tapos aalagaan namin si Miracle at gagawa pa ng mga gawaig-bahay. Ayaw niya pa rin kasing kumuha ng makakatulong sa amin sa pag-aalaga kay Miracle dahil gusto niyang maging hands-on kami sa pagpapalaki sa anak namin. I let him because I feel like he was doing this to project the things he wa
Hello, Charmings! 🤗 This will be the end of a guide called the back matter, or simply the epilogue. I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude that you have come with me this far. I will forever treasure all the gems, reviews, comments, and coins that you have shared with me. Writing Witchita’s Guide to Successful Parenting has always been one of my greatest dreams – a witch’s story that would undertone a deeper theme which was about sex and gender roles. Now, I am glad to announce that the story of this Witchita Family will not end here. We will still have 3 or more tales under the Witchita Series. We will have Ross and Ruby Lane’s story, Chadleen and Felix, and Mignonette and her ringmaster love interest (yes, a carnival theme story). Without your support, I would not have also reached this far. I certainly owe you a lot, and I will promise to make more and improve in each st
DUMATING NA SINA Chadleen at Felix dito sa dating bahay namin sa Sidero. I called them to enlist their help in freeing Deon’s whole pack from Igor and Vicenzo. “Natawagan mo na ba sina tito?” nag-aalalang tanong niya agad sa akin pagkatapos niya akong yakapin. “Oo, natawagan ko na sila. We need their help, too. Nagulat sila at nagalit but then when I told them na balak gamitin ng mga Nodram mula sa South Region ang pack nina Tito Leon upang sakupin ang buong Abseiles ay pumayag naman sila agad. Actually, they’re already on their way here.” “Sinong kasama nila?” “Mommy said it will only be daddy, Kuya Will, and Tito Khalil.” “Si Miracle?” she asked after looking around. “Did you make sure that they are in a safe place?” Tumango naman ako upang siguraduhin iyon sa kanya. “Nasa kina Ross sila kasama nina Tita Dimples at Kidlat.” Sunod ko namang binalingan ang kapatid niyang si Ruby Lane na tahimik lang habang mata
WE WENT IMMEDIATELY to the Cavendish Palace. Pagdating namin ay agad kaming iginiya ni Ruby Lane sa parang meeting hall ng lugar. Ross was still attending to the kids kaya hindi agad namin siya nakita o nakausap man lang. Dumiretso lang kaming lahat dito. Inihiga ni Deon ang wala pa ring malay na si Tito Leon sa upholstered couch na nasa tabi.“Manang, pwede pong pakitawag si mama rito?” magalang na utos ni Ruby Lane sa katulong na umalalay sa amin papasok dito. “Pakisabi na rin po sa kanyang dalhin po iyong mga niluto niya kasi kailangan na po namin dito.”Naalala kong kaya palang magpagaling ng mga pagkaing nagagawa ni Tita Dimples. Hindi ko tuloy maiwasang mapapatitig sa kalmadong si Ruby Lane habang nagbibigay ng iba pang mga panuto sa empleyado. She was calm and really… smart. Pulidong-pulido iyong plano niya and not a slightest sight of panic can be observed from her. Sobrang talino ni Chadleen but she would sometim
OUR TALK WENT on where we found out more about the past of the Acosta Family that can be traced back to us and also to what happened to Deon’s pack.“I-I am sorry…” pausal na paghingi ng paumanhin ni Tupe sa akin habang nakayuko pa rin ang ulo niya.Thinking about the things that happened in the past, I suddenly realized that Tupe scared the hell out of me and yet… he never hurt me. Looking at him now, I understood why. He might look terrifying but he was never the type who will hurt anyone. Nakayuko lang iyong ulo niya na para bang nahihiya akong tingnan sa mga mata ko kahit na hindi naman niya ako talagang nakikita. Tama nga si Tita Dimples. She did not raise her children to become violent and evil. Tupe seemed more like a gentle giant to me. Mukhang napilitan lang talaga siya noon…Tinanguan ko siya at sinabihang, “Naiintindihan ko na ang lahat ngayon. You have my forgiveness.”Dahan-d
RUBY LANE HAD taken us to her family home. Gusto pa sanang sumama ni Ross sa amin pero pinagbawalan na siya ni Ruby Lane. To make him really stay, she told him to take good care of Miracle while we were away. Hindi naman na umangal pa si Ross at pumayag na lamang na manatili roon. Hindi na rin kami nagpahatid pa sa drayber niya dahil iyong sasakyan na nirentahan na lamang namin ni Deon ang ginamit namin papunta kina Ruby Lane.When we reached her place, we found her abode to be simple yet seemingly bright and alive. There were different sorts of plants in their yards which ran a gamut from flowering to non-flowering and from big to small. The plants beautifully matched and ornamented their house’s white wall with brown outlines for doors and windows that were made from wood. It gave a certain type of peace and familiarity. Iyon bang kahit na hindi magara ay naroroon iyong tunay na kayamanan sa loob, sa bawat miyembro ng pamilya nila.“I lik
RAMDAM NA RAMDAM ko ang bigat at tensyon sa pagitan nina Deon at ng Beta ng pack nila na si Igor. Kung hindi ako nagkakamali ay siya rin ang tatay ni Richelle. Ngayon ay alam ko na kung saan nagmana ang isang iyon.“Nasaan si papa?” mahinahon ngunit madiing tanong ni Deon kay Igor.He looked calm and serious, but it was the kind of calm before the raging storm. His fists were also clenched and the veins in his forearms were now visible. I know that he was trying so hard to control his anger. Halatang-halata iyon sa kulay pula na niyang mga mata. Pinipigilan niya lang talaga ang sariling sumugod agad. I hugged Miracle more. Hindi ko hahayaang may mangyari sa kanilang dalawa.“Inilagay ko lang naman niya sa dapat niyang kalagyan,” nakangising tugon ng Beta, iniinis at pilit na pinipigtas ang natitirang pagpipigil ni Deon.“Uulitin ko… nasaan si papa?”I had also observed that some men who we
NAGPAALAM NA KAMI sa parents ko tungkol sa plano namin ni Deon na pag-uwi sa kanila sa Sidero at ang pagsama rin namin kay Miracle roon. Of course, they disagreed. Ilang araw ko rin silang kinulit na payagan na lang kami. Mahaba-habang kumbinsihan ang naganap. I kept assuring them that I can now control my chi and Deon had already unlocked his Alpha potentials. If there will be emergencies, we can surely fight and protect Miracle and ourselves. At the end, they still did not agree.“Hindi ko maintindihan, Chad. Hanggang ngayon ba naman ay hindi pa rin nila ako pinagkakatiwalaan?” tanong ko sa pinsan kong tahimik na nagtutupi ng mga bagong labang damit ni Miracle.It was Deon who washed them, by the way. Ako lang talaga ang nagligpit dahil nga may pasok pa siya sa University of Portofino. Hindi ko rin naman natapos sa pagtutupi dahil umiyak si Miracle at nanghihingi ng gatas kaya pinapadede ko na muna siya ngayon habang nakatayo ako at marah