All Chapters of Rafael: The Mafia's Substitute Wife: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

•ANEIRA•“There’s nothing you can do that would make up for what your father put me and Polly through. If he hadn’t wanted me to kill him, he would’ve finished the job by killing us,” Rafael sneered as he cocked his gun and pointed it at my father.“Please, Rafael, don’t kill him. I will do anything you want. I won’t leave you and will be tied to you for the rest of my life. Let me exchange my life for my father’s life. You can do whatever you want with me.”“Your parents were thieves and murderers. I would’ve killed them even if they hadn’t given me the order to kill them. You were young to have known the evils they’ve done. But who am I to judge? Clearly, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.”I turned to my father and begged him to stop making things worse. I could see how angry Rafael was getting, and I didn’t want him to kill him.“Stop with the nagging, Narra. We both know you wouldn’t like anything more than him to kill me, just as long as he would spare your mother’s life.

•RAFAEL•“How could you embarrass me like that in front of that thing of yours?” Amari snapped when she walked into my office and slammed the door. “After everything we’ve been through together, and after all I’ve done for you. Is this how you’re treating me for a new pussy?”I rolled my eyes and sighed. I leaned back in my chair and wondered what I had gotten myself into. Amari cheated and dared to feel threatened by Narra.“When you’re done shouting and causing a scene in my office, that’s the door before I call security on you.”“What haven’t I done to show that you’re the only man for me?” She leaned toward my table. “You can’t replace all we’ve done and achieved together because of her! Do you think I’d let another woman take what’s rightfully mine?”“You should go back to the dick you sucked when you cheated on me. You know damn well I don’t like somebody eating where I eat. Do you want people to see me with a woman who can’t keep her legs closed? Bitch, get out of my office bef

•ANEIRA•I stood near the window in my room and lifted the phone to my ear after dialing my mother’s cell phone number.“What do you want, Aneira? Has he killed you?” She asked after answering the call, and I barely felt moved by her question.Even though she would hear that Rafael had killed me, she wouldn’t cry or get bothered by it because I wasn’t Narra.She made it clear a long time ago that I would never be Narra’s equal in her. She tolerated me because I was her daughter, and I understood that.“He killed my father. He burned his body and threw away his ashes. The man you sold me to be his wife is truly a monster, Mother. He has made my marriage to him void and pointless. Is this the life you wanted for me?”She was quiet for a moment before she answered. “Ugh, your father knew this was coming. There’s nothing you and I could’ve done to prevent his death. Your marriage to Rafael is still relevant because you’ve saved this family from ruin. What do you think would’ve become of u

•ANEIRA•I sat in the chair in my room as Sandra brushed my hair. My mind was wandering elsewhere, wondering what my mother meant when she told me my father’s death was something he should have seen coming.It sounded oddly suspicious since my father had told me at the hospital that my mother had wanted him dead and wanted to finish the job she had started.I thought he was bluffing and was confused when he made that statement, especially after my mother had told me he was hallucinating and made no sense in most things he said.“Rafael won’t take his eyes off you. You’ll be the only thing he’d want for breakfast, lunch, and dinner,” she chuckled. “You’re beautiful and breathtaking. So—” she leaned back as she looked at me through the mirror. “Are you ready for the evening?”“Yeah, what could go wrong? Maybe today, he might finally free me from this torture and kill me in front of his friends.”“Miss—”“Thank you, Sandra.” I interrupted her as I stood up from the chair. “I love what yo

•ANEIRA•[MEMORY FLASHBACK. TWO YEARS AGO]“Hey, are you crying?”“Leave me alone.” I covered my face and continued crying at the park behind a tree.I just received my results from business school and a letter from the administration stating that I was behind on my fees and had to be suspended.It felt as if my entire world had gotten crushed, and I had nothing to live for anymore. Business school was supposed to get me a good job so I could get away from home.“Come on, you’re beautiful and are a big girl to be crying out here in public. Tell me what’s wrong and maybe I can help you.” He sat beside me, and when I tilted my head and saw him, I furrowed my brow.I had no one being nice to me before, especially around where I was staying. His kindness somehow melted my heart, and I wiped the tears on my face.“I got kicked out of school. My father can’t afford my fees anymore. I don’t know what to do.”“You were studying? You must be smart. What’s your name?” He smiled as he looked at