Chapter Nine

She soon realised he enjoyed punishing her, he never hurt her deliberately, and everything was consensus, Maria found she wanted him to dominate her like that. They both adored their tiny, beautiful daughter, a real Daddy’s girl lighting up whenever he returned to their house and holding out her hands to be lifted by her Papa. He would swing her into the air and make her scream with laughter, she was afraid of nothing knowing she was safe in her Papa’s arms, neither of them was prepared for Maria’s death or the decision by her Father to cut all contact with her English family afterwards. Carlos should have explained it was to protect them but all his concern was centred on his now Motherless tiny daughter. Maria was kidnapped by a rival Don when Alcina was three years old, Don Pelligrenni had coveted her since the day he had been introduced nearly a decade before. His lust for the pretty English girl had led him to bide his time and plan his actions, no one suspected he carried such c