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 In
early 1992, Rafael Castillo learns the existence of a son, Rafe, born
from a passing affair in his past. Thus the fiery and romantic Rafe arrives
in Santa Barbara, and makes the acquaintance of his father and his
half-brother, Cruz
Castillo.
Rafe then turns to be the lover of Tonya Vargas, the
wife of a drug dealer who was found dead by gunshot after he tried to
kill Rafe with a knife. Rafe is arrested, but
the investigation proves that Rafe was actually trapped by Tonya, who
used him as a perfect suspect to get rid of her husband.
Rafe,
who first met Lily Blake at the death of Emilio Vargas, manages to make
her accept his innocence. Quickly in love with this young woman with a
sturdy character like him, Rafe tries his best to seduce her. But Lily
resists him and, the weeks going by, Rafe loses patience. He yields to
the advances of the beautiful Lisa Fenimore, but soon regrets his
decision when Lisa tells him that she became pregnant with him. Rafe is
tormented, not knowing whether he should return with Lisa to support the
unborn baby, or take a chance with Lily, the only woman he loves, and
who finally seems to share his feelings. He finally gives in to Lisa's
blackmail, who threatens to have an abortion, and agrees to marry her
right then. But the ceremony turns to be a fake, Rich Landers having
the union celebrated by a false priest. However, Rafe still ignores this whole stratagem.
Rafe
finds himself always shared between the two women, and eventually
resumes his affair with Lily. When she discovers his infidelity, Lisa,
who turns out to have never been pregnant, fakes a miscarriage to make
Rafe feel guilty. The plan works, and Rafe renounces to see Lily again.
However, he discovers with astonishment that Lily seems to get in love
with Ted Capwell. He ignores that it is then only a way for Lily to make
him jealous to regain his favor. But Lily and Ted get seriously close,
and their fake wedding plan turns into a real ceremony where the couple
says "I
do" with sincerity. Rafe arrives too late and fails to make Lily
change her mind.
Back
with Lisa, he discovers her repetitive lies : not only she has never
been pregnant, but in addition they are even not legally married. Rafe
breaks definitively with her and decides to leave Santa Barbara at once.
He sends a letter to Lily, offering her to leave with him. But Lily
makes him understand that she is now in love with Ted and married for
better.
This is after a year of failed relationships that Rafe then
leaves Santa Barbara, with a heavy heart...
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