Episode: 8Episodes: 40
Claire trips and lands on Rafael on his bed. Rafael flips her beneath him and asks if she is seducing him, then pulls her nightdress down to cover her. He asks why she avoids the designer clothes in her closet and brings up that Noah told him about Preston Hollis upsetting her. Rafael pulls Claire onto his lap, praises how she cares for Noah, and offers to eliminate Preston for crossing her.
Claire trips and crashes onto the bed on top of Rafael. He turns her under him and asks teasingly if she intends to seduce him. Then he pulls down her nightdress to cover her body and steps back.
Rafael asks Claire why she ignores the designer outfits hanging in her closet. He then mentions that Noah told him she was crying and upset after running into her ex-husband, Preston Hollis, earlier that day.
Rafael pulls Claire directly onto his lap. He compliments her gentle care of Noah. Then he tells her that nobody crosses his family, offering to completely eliminate Preston if she gives him permission.
“Trying to seduce me?”
“Noah's a lot happier since you got here. You're good at this.”
“Nobody crosses the Morettis. One word from you and he's gone.”
Rafael holds Claire tightly on his lap and stares into her eyes. He promises that Preston will disappear forever if she speaks just one word. The episode leaves viewers wondering what Claire will say to his deadly offer. Will she accept his violent protection, or will she reject his mafia methods?