All Chapters of Rafael: The Mafia's Substitute Wife: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

•ANEIRA•“I don’t want to marry Rafael Sterling, Mother. Chris has already asked me to marry him, and I agreed. I’ve been with him for two years, and I won’t throw that away!” I fumed as I took my jacket from the closet and dressed up.“You will marry him in honor of your late sister, Aneira. Or do I need to remind you that her death was your fault?” My mother leaned forward, snarling.I looked at her and wondered why she had always preferred my sister over me. Even in her death, she preferred Narra to me.Though Narra and I were the split image of each other, she always said she was the prettier twin and more elegant and delightful while I was the opposite.“The accident wasn’t my fault. Narra missed the stop sign because—”“Because of you!” She snapped. “Narra wouldn’t have had the accident if you hadn’t distracted her with your cell phone that fell on the floor. She died because of your negligence and stupidity. If you weren’t my daughter, I would’ve gotten you arrested for taking

•ANEIRA•In the car from the wedding, Rafael looked out the window and barely looked at me. I didn't even know what his relationship with my sister was like, but when my mother told me he loved Narra, I thought he would be happy we were married. "Any plans for our honeymoon?" I glanced at him, hoping to lift the tension in the air. He looked at me, scoffed, and looked away. "I thought we talked about this, Narra. There will be no honeymoon and no party to celebrate our wedding. You're my wife on paper alone." He looked at me, causing my heart to race before he looked away. Though I wasn't in love with him, I wanted to put on a good show for my father so Rafael would pay for his hospital bills and cancel all the money that he owed him. But his response, which contradicted everything my mother had told me, confused me. I didn't even know he considered our marriage to be civil, with no intimacy. Although my mother had told me that marrying Rafael would have certain benefits, I thou

•ANEIRA•"This dress will look good on you, Narra. Rafael would be happy to see you in it, trust me." Sandra showed me the dresses as she placed them on the bed. "Whichever one you choose for me will be okay." I flashed her a faint smile, enough to show her I wasn't interested in pleasing Rafael. She looked at me and sighed. She leaned toward me and took my hands into hers. "I know this is hard on you, but Rafael is your husband, and there's no other way to win his heart if you don't be yourself and accept your new life with him." "Which dress am I wearing?" I slipped my hands from hers and stepped back.She gave me a blue mermaid dress and fixed my hair when I finished dressing up. When she had finished getting me ready for Rafael's business conference, someone knocked on the door. Sandra rushed to the door and opened it, and when she saw Rafael, she bowed and stood aside, letting Rafael inside the room. I rolled my eyes and sighed. If only someone could drive a knife through m