Raffaele

**Raffaele** (born Late July/August 1993 - died Approx 2015) was a minor character in the Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles. He was the son of a unnamed member of the Scuderi Family, and was the nephew of Jacopo and Rocco Scuderi.

## Early Life (1993 to 2011)

Little in known about Raffaele's life before the beginning on the series, Aria says in Bound by Honor, at her engagement party in August 2011, that he had just been initiated recently and had turned 18 two weeks prior. Since then he had been even more obnoxious then before.

Formally he was bodyguard for his cousins before Luca Vitiello decided he didn't trust him. Sometime after he was made Manager of one of the Outfits underground Casinos.

## Bound By Blood Series

### Bound by Honor

Raffaele is first seen in attendance at Luca and Aria's engagement party, with the first thing we said about him is that his cousin, Aria, hates him the fiery passion of a thousand suns. The way that he looked at her in the revealing dress that her father Rocco chose for her, made Aria's skin crawl.

After dinner, the men all convene in the longue to drink and smoke and discuss whatever else needed to be discussed. After some time Fiore Cavallaro, Rocco Scuderi and Salvatore Vitiello convene elsewhere to discuss details leaving only Luca, Matteo, Romero and Cesare in the lounge.

Luca sends Cesare to summon Umberto and **Raffaele** to him, with Rocco was a step behind them demanding to know the meaning of the summon. Luca says he just wants to speak to those who will protect what is *his,* but Rocco insists they are both good soldiers. Luca says that he would like to decide for himself whether or not to trust them. He questioned Umberto and decided he was a good choice.

He then moved onto question Raffaele, to which Raffaele proclaimed that Luca is not a member of the Outfit, that nobody would tell him anything even if he raped Aria. Going on to say that he could break her in for Luca, and even offered to film it for him. Before Aria could even blink, Luca had thrown Raffaele to the ground, dug a knee into his spine and twisted one of his arms behind him. He struggled and cursed but Luca held him fast. One of Lucas hands gripped Raffaele wrist while he reached under his vest with the other, pulling out a knife. Luca looked at Rocco, honor demanded he get permission form the Consigliere since Raffaele wasn't one of his soldiers, Rocco gave a nod and Luca brought the knife down and cut Raffaele pinky off.

They heard a female cry echo through the walls, Rocco went and opened a secret door revealing Aria and Gianna. When they came out Rocco slapped Gianna across the face and then went to do the same to Aria when Luca stepped in. Rocco was enraged, and everyone in the room, with the exception of Raffaele whom was huddled on the floor, whimpering over his hand, had their weapons drawn. Luca then proclaimed that Aria is no longer Rocco's responsibility. That he no longer had the right to punish her when he made her Luca's fiancée, and that she is his to deal with now. Rocco agreed, but then said that since she will be living under his roof until the wedding, that he will have to find another way to make Aria obey him. He then slapped Gianna again, telling Aria that for everyone of her wrongdoings, Gianna will get the punishment in her stead. Umberto then took them both back to their rooms on Rocco's orders.

### Bound by Duty

Later, he and Antonio conspire to poison Dante Cavallaro, the Capo of the Outfit, having been disillusioned with how the Cavallaro's ran the Outfit. He and Antonio are found out after Valentina Cavallaro reveals to her husband that Antonio shared the plot with her. He and Antonio are both tortured and executed as traitors by Dante.

## Appearances

* *Bound by Honor*
* *Bound by Duty*