The Greek Billionaire’s Indecent Proposal
Chapter 14

Xander’s POV

I had been drinking downstairs after Soraya ran upstairs, I smiled as I thought about the k**s we shared. It might have not ended how I had hoped it would but it revealed to me that she yearned for me just as much as I wanted her.

I poured myself another glass of whiskey then walked up to my room. After taking a shower I lay in bed, before I knew it I was out.

When I opened my eyes again I was in a car, telling my driver to drive faster. We were late for an appointment, I had never run late for these specific appointments. I wanted to be apart of the wonderful experience of watching my son grow in his mother’s womb. I wanted to see his face on the monitor as they did the ultra sound. I swore under my breath as I checked the time.

A few moments later I arrived at the medical facility where my wife’s doctor practised. Hera’s security detail was waiting in a car across from the building. I walked over to where the car was parked to let them know I had arrived, something was very wrong. I could smell the sickeningly dry sweet metallic scent of b***d as I got closer, the window to the driver side was open and his throat was slit. I didn’t even bother checking the rest of the men, I took of running in the direction of the building, when I walked in all I could see was b***d, the security detail by the reception were all dead, the receptionist, the other patients waiting. My heart began to beat fast, I did not want to acccept what my mind already knew. She was either taken or dead. More dead people on the stairs to the second floor, I opened up the rooms one by one and all I saw was dead bodies. Then finally, there was one more room. I hesitated to open it, as I opened it I prayed that kidnapping was far better than death. Kidnapping meant I could replace her. But there she was…laying on the floor next to a patient gown. Her hands were cradled around her stomach protectively. I walked closer to her, her doctor was laying next to her. I covered my mouth in shock as I knelt near her, before I even checked her pulse I knew she was gone. She had stab wounds everywhere including her stomach, b***d all over her clothes and her throat was slit so viciously. I called out her name over and over again as a sob escaped my lips, I wept over her dead body. “Hera wake up, you can’t leave me, Hera please my love wake up.” I would replace them, and kill each and everyone of those bastards even if it took me a lifetime. I looked at her sweet face slowly caressing her b***d stained hair out of her face but that wasn’t Hera’s face. It was Soraya’s, for a moment I couldn’t breathe. “Angel? No, no, no you have to wake up. Where’s Kai? Soraya wake up!”

Soraya’s POV

It was the middle of the night, I was thirsty and the water bottle on my night stand was empty, I put on my slippers and walked out of the room to go downstairs to the kitchen. That’s when I heard the faint yelling from the room down the passage, that was Xander’s room. I walked over to his door and leaned against the door, and there it was again, the yelling.

“Hera wake up, you can’t leave me. Hera, Hera.”

Was he talking on the phone, I knocked gently on the door but there was no answer. Just more yelling for Hera. I slowly opened the door, the room was dark but there was a faint light from the the thick glass window. It was the moonlight. I could see Xander was laying on the bed, chest bare in just his sleeping pants, he looked like he was sleeping but he was talking. I moved closer to the bed. He was dreaming, it must have been a bad dream. Sweat drenched his chest and his face.

And then suddenly it was me that he was calling for, “Angel? No, no, no you have to wake up. Where’s Kai? Soraya wake up!” I reached out for him and gently shook him.

“Xander, wake up. You are having a nightmare.” I whispered softly I whispered again but a little more audible this time, he flinched then his eyes opened. As soon as they did, he grabbed me and pushed me over him and I landed on my back on the bed, I yelped as he restricted my movement with his strong arms. It was like he was still in a trance like state. He pushed me down and held on to my chest. It felt like a ton of bricks were on me, I began to choke as I called out louder for him to wake up. I wriggled as strongly as I could. My fingers clawing at his arms then suddenly he snapped out of it.

“Angel? You’re alive, he said and he pulled me into his arms, crushing me into his sweaty chest tightly.” I was confused as I choked and splattered.

“I am so sorry my angel.” His expression looked pained “I am so sorry, you’re safe now.” I wriggled out of the bear hug and tried to sit up on the bed as I tried to calm my shaking body. What had just happened, why did he look so terrified?

“Xander you were having a nightmare, are you okay?.” I asked softly. He looked into my eyes, I suddenly couldn’t read his expressionless face. He looked away and got up from the bed, reached for his cell and dialled a number then started speaking rapidly and harshly in Greek. It was like he was barking out instructions.

“Make sure you double check the perimeters and report back” he finished the call and hung up.

“Xander?” I tried again to talk to him.

“You can go back to sleep, what were you doing up?” He frowned.

“I was thirsty and needed some water, on my way to the kitchen I heard you. Are you sure that you are okay?”

“I am fine, go back to sleep angel.” And just like that he got up and went to open his bedroom door wide for me. For a moment he looked bothered but his face went into ‘I’m in control mode.’

“I will just check on Kai.” He said as he walked me back to the room. “John will bring you the water.”

“It’s late in the middle of the night.” I protested.

“He is paid to work anytime of the day, he will bring the water.” He walked over to the bed and looked at Kai’s sleeping face. His face softened as he bent over to k**s him on the forehead.

“Soraya I know you think I’m some kind of monster for keeping you here but I just want you to be safe.” He looked pained as he said this. “Goodnight.” And just like that he walked out of the room.

Was the dream about Kai and myself? Who was Hera?

Xander POV

I hadn’t had a nightmare in years, it bothered me that it had come back. As I stalked up and down the balcony nursing a drink in my hand, I waited for the security team to brief me.

My phone rang. “Speak.” I ordered my head of security.

“We checked and double checked, no disturbances anywhere boss.”

“Keep on the look out and keep me updated if anything changes.” I hung up the phone. I had this uneasy feeling that something was not right. My memory worked through the dream I had, seeing Soraya laying there like that the way Hera had been. I clenched my jaw, there was no way I’d let the same thing happen to her. I had to protect my family at all costs.

Whether Soraya liked it or not she was bound to me, If I couldn’t replace a way to make her see it then I’d just have to enforce my decisions onto her by using fear. My enemies would go as far as using her parents to get to me… Whether she liked it or not, I had to do what I had to do.

Soraya’s POV

The next morning, I got up and got ready for the day, I let Kai sleep in a little. I was in my room looking through my closet of new clothes. I took out a blush floral detailed skater dress, it was gorgeous. Who ever had picked it out had lovely taste. It sat perfectly on my body, making me look way younger than my actual thirty years, the colour brought out my sapphire blue eyes. I decided the only make up I needed was mascara and a rosy pink lipstick. I took a brush and ran it through my wavy hair then put on some diamond studs. This person that had shopped for me had went as far as buying a few jewellery pieces. I had been so reluctant to wear the pieces, I told myself that I couldn’t be bought by Xander but today as I dressed, I kept thinking about him and if he would like the dress on me. Then my thoughts went to his troubled sleep last night.

I got up and took out a pair of pale grey pointed toe heel pumps. They went well with the dress. I walked out to go and wake Kai up, he wasn’t in his room.

As I walked downstairs I heard giggles coming from the lounge, Kai was on his father’s lap talking his little heart out. My heart lurched as I watched them, Xander chuckled at something Kai said. The evidence of last night’s events were not imprinted on his face, he looked calm and relaxed.

“There you are.” I smiled at them. They both looked my direction. “Good morning Xander.”

He watched me as I walked towards them, his eyes getting dark as he looked me up and down. “Good morning angel.” He said in a hoarse voice.

“Mommy you look really pretty.” Kai smiled at me.

“Thank you my darling, it’s time for your bath, we are going to go and see grandma and grandpa today.” I informed him.

“I have asked for one of the helpers to get him ready and give him his breakfast this morning. You and I have somewhere to be this morning.”

“I’m not leaving my son with strangers.” I said quietly.

“He will be with John. This place here is safe, I have taken measures this morning, upped security and made sure they are all vigilant. No one can come in or out, I restricted access to just myself and John. We won’t take too long.”

John came out of nowhere and walked up to us. “Come along with me little one, we will make sure he gets ready for when you come back Madam.” He smiled at me.

Kai jumped of his dad’s lap and hugged my waist then went to take John’s held out hand.

“Behave for me okay sweetie.” I called out as they walked up the stairs. “You are so good with him, he completely adores you.” I turned to Xander.

“I’m not a total heartless monster like you seem to think you know.” He commented softly.

“Well unfortunately you have left me with just bad references to go by.” I commented. “Where are we off to?”

“City Hall, to get married.” He said nonchalantly like it was just some random news and people usually just woke up and decided to go and get hitched.

“Wait what? Today? They don’t even open today.” I said.

“They open for me, don’t worry you look perfect, beautiful as always. Like an angel.” He said.

“Xander…” I was about to speak but he cut me off.

“I know, you don’t want me to call you angel.” He grinned at me. That smile just took my breath away.

“No, that’s not it. Xander can’t we just raise him without the marriage, I mean we don’t love each other.” I said in a panic.

“You are the mother of my only child, I’m not letting him grow up in a broken family.” He said rashly. “Before I forget,” he took a velvet box out of his pocket and took out a ring. “You have to put this on.”

“Can we just think about this?” I tried to reason with him as I looked at the ring, it was gorgeous. A stunning double halo cushion cut with a total of round diamond detail in split shank french pave setting that surrounded the cushion cut diamond center.

“I have done all the thinking, If you don’t want to be in a marriage then how will you see Kai everyday because he will stay where I stay.” He said as a matter of fact.

I sighed, “You really want to take my son away from me? And you say you are not a monster, he needs me.” I hissed at him.

“I’m not taking him away, I am giving you an option to stay with him while I keep him safe and protected” he walked towards me, gently took my hand while he looked me in the eyes and placed the ring on my finger. “I am keeping his mother safe as well. Lets get going, we will get breakfast downstairs before we leave.” He said.