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Always an outsider, Rafael spent his life looking in on his privileged Wolfe siblings, a boy in the shadows. And so, determined to create the lifestyle and family illegitimacy denied him, Rafael punishingly worked his way to the top. His marriage to beautiful supermodel Leila the icing on the cake of success!
Now his marriage is crumbling and the vows he took seem in vain. Rafael chased a rainbow –but made his wife feel as though she was never more than a trophy… Now it will take all of his courage to win his wife back…
RAFAEL WOLFE
Character Profile
His Past…
Rafael is William’s unacknowledged illegitimate son. His mother, Maria, was the Wolfe family’s housekeeper.
Rafael grew up in the village under a cloud of speculation and scandal. Whilst the Wolfe family had always been revered and respected, circumstances surrounding Rafael’s birth split the villagers – some walked past Maria and her child, looking the other way, some quietly invited her in for a cup of tea.
Rafael became friends with Nathaniel Wolfe fairly early on, when they hung out together in the village, and then went on to be welcomed into the brothers’ gang by Jacob, who felt Rafael had every right to be part of his heritage. Always leaping over the back fence in the grounds so William wouldn’t see him, Rafael joined the boys on camping trips, fishing expeditions and general messing about. No one ever discussed the emotional nitty-gritty of the situation, preferring easy boyish banter instead.
When William died Rafael was nine years old, and Jacob left a year later, leaving his share of the inheritance with Maria for Rafael. A brilliant entrepreneur, computer- whiz and inventor, Rafael took his inheritance and worked tirelessly. He was rewarded by increasing wealth. His business took him all over the globe, but Rafael decided that he needed to have a base, and as England hasd only ever ravaged his family, he decided to relocate to Brazil – keeping loosely in touch with Nathaniel predominantly, and with the rest of the family as well.
His Present…
Rafael is based in Rio, and is head of his own technology company. He understands the balance between technology and aesthetics, and creates beautiful objects that the world is crying out for. He speaks Portuguese fluently. He has a thirst for knowledge and for power – his family will never want for anything ever again. On the covers of many magazines, he is happy being the face of his company, but hates having his past with the Wolfes dragged up. He gets very angry if the press pushes him on the subject of his father, but remains utterly loyal to his brothers. He married the beautiful Leila, and that was the icing on the cake of success!
But now his marriage is crumbling, and the vows he took seem in vain. Rafael chased a rainbow – but made his wife feel as though she was never more than a trophy… It will take all his courage to win his wife back…
His Future…
Good publicity is paramount for both of them – even down to sharing a suite in a very glamorous hotel to keep the paparazzi happy. And this is how Rafael and Leila find themselves trapped together for a week at the Cannes Film Festival. Their separate routines slowly begin intertwining…there’s straightening his tie here, unzipping her dress there…but with so much tempestuous water under the bridge can they really make their charade real?