Novels by Lorraine Stinnett

🔥Carlos's POV🔥Maria wouldn't go to sleep. She tossed and turned for hours. She had already fed Everleigh twice and changed her. After tossing once again, I took a look at my phone to see what time it is. "Maria...its 5am...Aren't you just a little bit tired?"Maria rolled over and faced me. "I can't sleep...I just keep thinking about my dream...I mean...bits and pieces keep coming back to me.""What do you mean in bits and pieced?". I asked her.Maria sat up,looking down at me. " I think...I ummm... May have been drugged off and on....I know I slept alot...and I always got tired after eating...and I never knew what day it was...sometimes I didn't even realize I had grown so much....I don't know, Carlos...."I sat up, and took Maria in my arms, kissing the top of her head. If Junior had been drugging Maria like she assumes, then that could explain why she thought she was only gone for weeks instead of months.I turn

🔥Carlos's POV🔥I had Junior hanging by his wrists, toes barely touching the ground. I wanted him to be in pain as I ripped the flesh from his back like he had done my wife. Fratelli stood back and watched my horror show. I had told Junior he would get ten times the pain that he inflicted upon Maria and much more...that was sixty lashes. He passed out seven times and each time he passed out I would apply salt to his wounds.Marco came over and grabbed the whip from my hand. My body was aching from all the muscle I put in to each blow. "Don't you think he's had enough?". He asked." It will never be enough for what he did to Maria.". I spit.Fratelli took me by the arm. "He's had enough, Carlos...You need to get home to your wife...Go and get cleaned up...I'll finish here."I turn to him and spit on the ground beside him. "I want him kept alive...He's got more coming, tomorrow."Flashback:M

👑Maria's POV👑"Maria...Maria...." Carlos called. "Where did you go?". He asked.I shook my head..." Sorry..." I turn to my sister. "I'm tired, Camilla."Carlos nods and tells Marco to take Camilla home. "Your sister needs her rest. We should be home in time for lunch, tomorrow.". Carlos tells her, as I hug her and Marco goodbye." You want to tell me what happened, Baby? Did you remember something? " Carlos asked, sitting beside me, taking my hand."I shrugged. "I dyed Easter eggs this year with Nikki and Tiffany up until Junior passed by the room we were in and told them to get me back into the hole...I wasn't a house pet...and once again, I should have never been born....I don't know why he said it that time because Tiffany was with me.""You colored Easter eggs?". Carlos asked." I did alot of things, Carlos...sometimes I played games or wor

👑Maria's POV👑I didn't even realize I was crying, until Carlos touched my cheek, wiping my tears away. "Its okay, Maria...You don't have to talk right now, if you don't want to...you don't need to stress...you should be resting and recovering....you have stitches.""I know that I have stitches, Carlos...I pushed out a baby through what felt like a pea...it fucking hurt....I thought I was going to die...it still fucking hurts, and I'm having the worst menstrual cramps of my life....I still feel like I'm laboring.""I'm sorry, you had to go through that alone, Maria...I'll have the doctor come examine you again...Do you still want pancakes?""No...just a piece of cake and some ice cream will be fine...and can someone bring me my baby? I've barely gotten to hold her."Carlos smiled. "You are going to be the best mother ever, Maria."I smiled, but started to feel a bit odd. "I hope so...Carlos,I'm starting to feel all tingly.

👑Maria's POV👑I fell asleep shortly after the baby did. When I woke up, the room was empty. No baby, no Carlos, no guard, or nurse, no Madre, no one. I pulled myself up, made it across the room, out the door, and to the stairs. I looked down into the living room, and didn't see anyone. I could hear the sound of voices and laughter, but couldn't see anyone. "Fuck!" I gripped a hold of the banister, cussing up a storm. When I got half way down, I stopped, remembering the time I fell. I looked down at the landing and could see Rocco's face. I slid down to my bottom, gripping ahold of the wooden planks of the banister. My tears began flowing. Rocco was gone. He tried keeping me safe, but I couldn't get to the gun fast enough, nor fight off my attacker.Marco came around the corner and saw me. "Maria, are you hurt?" He asked coming up the stairs quickly."I'm fine....just

🔥Carlos's POV🔥Maria slept through the night, thankfully. She needed her rest. She woke up, crying in pain though. " What hurts sweetheart? " I ask her."My fucking crotch...and I need to pee." She answers.I can't help, but smirk at her using the word crotch. She is not amused. "I'm afraid there's not much that can be done about that except for some ibuprofen...." Maybe a warm shower?"Maria looks over at Everleigh. "I don't want to leave her side, Carlos.""Baby, Madre is here, watching her...she will be fine. We are just in the next room."Maria nods. "Will you help me?""Of course...I'm not going to let you shower alone." I helped Maria up, and walked her into the bathroom. I hated seeing her wince in pain as she walked. I helped her sit down on the toilet, thinking she would surely tell me to " fuck off", but instead she sq