The Greek Billionaire’s Indecent Proposal
Chapter 48

Soraya’s POV

“Kai, please put on your clothes, why are you walking around in your underwear? It is not that hot today.” I eyed him and gave him a warning look. Stacy chuckled as she sat on the bean bag with Ajana wrapped in her arms, Jovan was off visiting his mother’s family.

“It’s time for my nap.” He said nonchalantly walking towards his bed.

“Since when do you sleep in just your undies mister.” I asked.

“Everybody calls me Master, not mister…mommy.” He corrected me.

“Boy I am your mother, I’m not calling you that.” I rolled my eyes at him. “Put your clothes back on.” I made a mental note to speak to Xander and Gaia about how the employees addressed the kids.

“But you and daddy sleep naked, I wanna sleep naked too.” He looked at me and sulked.

“Huh? What…? I felt my face go red as I looked at him then Stacy who burst into fits of laughter.

“You and daddy. You sleep with no clothes on, I did see you. I came to cuddle last night and you were sleeping with daddy and you had nothing to wear.” He said thoughtfully but so innocently.

“Wow Raya, I thought you were supposed to keep the door locked or something when you have kids. Is this what I have to look forward to?” Stacy kept laughing.

“Honey I think you need to knock on the door when you come to mommy and daddy’s room.” I searched for words quickly to try and explain why we were naked. What did you say to a five years old about this.

“My mommy and daddy sleep with no clothes on too.” Ajana added. “Daddy says only grown ups can do it.” She said as a matter of fact.

“Okay… no more talk about being naked, does anybody want ice cream?“ I asked. Stacy giggled.

“What about our nap time mommy?” Kai asked and frowned.

“No nap today.” I looked at Stacy who was enjoying this a little too much.

“Yaayyy!” They both chorused. Kai rushed to put his clothes back on. I would deal with this a little later.

Stacy requested for the nannies to to take the kids downstairs for some ice cream. I walked out to the den with her when we saw Joud coming in. He looked at us and then smiled slightly, his eyes were red though.

“Hello ladies, Soraya can I talk to you?” He asked as he walked towards us.

“Uhmm sure, but Joud I don’t want to talk about Sofija please.” I said sternly.

“Sofija is dead.” He said with no emotion in his voice. I heard Stacy gasp right next to me, I also had no emotion or reaction to share. I just looked at Joud until his resolve broke…I could tell that he was heartbroken.

“I’m sorry Joud.” I said quietly.

“You don’t have to say that, I know you are not. I don’t blame you, I have a request for you as my Dona.”

“I’m not a Dona.” I said quietly.

“Oh but you are, I hear you are about to join the family business.”

“Joud, watch yourself.” Xander’s dominant voice came from just outside the door. Xander, Hector and Dorian walked in.

“Im not here to cause trouble I just have a request Xander.” His eyes watered.

“It’s okay Joud, speak.” I said to him.

“The head of the family is more than a formidable fighter, his dona is yet to be more feared, you yield so much power and you don’t even know it.” Joud smiled.“ I have to go away for a while, Xander I hope you will give me some time to take off to grieve the loss of my wife…” he continued. “…I can’t take Ajana with me, I don’t even think I can be what she needs right now. Soraya you are good for her, she needs a mother.” Tears started running down his face.

I walked up to him and hugged him. His body was wrecked with sobs as I held him. “I’m a man, I need to stay strong.” He said but I held him even tighter as he broke down.

“A strong man has a right to mourn when he has lost something very important to him.” I rubbed his back.

“She was horrible Soraya but I loved her with all my heart, I’m sorry she caused you pain. Please raise Ajana as your daughter while I’m away, I have watched her with you. She trusts you completely and you love her without any resentment or reservations or thinking about the fact that she comes from Sofija.”

“Joud…” Xander’s commanding voice tried to get his attention but I looked at him and shook my head.

“You don’t even have to ask me, Ajana, Kai and Jovan are siblings. It will always be that way.” I said quietly.

“Stacy I think we should take him upstairs. Ajana shouldn’t see him like this.” I said as I led him out gently.

“But I need to tell her that her mother is dead.” He said as he carried on sobbing.

“Not like this Joud, she needs you to be calm. Stacy, I think one of your sedatives will come in handy right now.” She took off to get one as I led Joud to his room.

I made him take of his shoes and he laid on the bed. He looked at me with so much pain in his eyes. He looked like he was oblivious to his surroundings.

“I killed her you know.” He whispered. “I killed my wife.”

I frowned, what did he mean he killed her. I heard footsteps coming into the room. It was Stacy and Xander right behind her.

“I had to kill her.” He mumbled incoherently.

Stacy’s face went white with shock. I looked at Xander who’s face was emotionless. I took the pill and water from Stacy and gave them to him, he was like a baby, not thinking just performing actions that were directed towards him.

“Xander he’s going to need help.” I looked at my husband who’s face was still devoid of any kind of reaction.

“Gaia will sort it out.” He said.

“Don’t you think your mother will be broken up about this too? She will be mourning her daughter.” I argued.

He looked like he didn’t care, i gestured for Stacy to sit with Joud then I pulled Xander away to the dressing room.

“This is not about Sofija! I hate her for doing this to him and Ajana, even in death she causes pain but Xander Joud needs us, Ajana needs us. Your mother needs to be allowed to grieve her daughter. I’m going to arrange for a funeral. She doesn’t deserve it but it will bring comfort to her husband, daughter and mother… they need this.” I tried to explain to him.

“Do what you must, after all you are the madam of this estate. I won’t attend that funeral.” He said stubbornly. “I will not grieve for a traitor, I disowned that bitch…she’s not my family.” He was about to walk off.

“Xander!” I hissed at him. “Don’t you dare walk away from me like that.” He turned around and looked at me like I’d just lost my mind for talking to him like that.

“You will do it for Gaia and Ajana, you will do it for me… I need my closure.” For some reason I was raging at his lack of compassion for Joud’s pain.

“Angel… stop it.” He looked uncomfortable suddenly with the fact that I’d emotionally black mailed him but the steely look in his face started to disappear.

“No, I need you to let go of your anger towards her for the sake of the family. She’s gone. We won’t ever get our revenge but you can’t take it out on Joud.” I felt his stubbornness shifting. I walked towards him and hugged him. His hands snaked around my waist and he pulled me close to him, his lips on my throat.

“You are going to be the death of me woman.” He sighed.

“No, I’m your strength and your anchor.” I whispered and kissed him. “I love you.” Then I let him walk out.

By the time I returned to Stacy and Joud, he was out like a light. Stacy looked at me and slightly frowned. “This is what revenge does.” She said quietly.

“Stacy don’t start please.” I said. “Nobody asked Sofija to do those terrible things. She brought it all on herself and her family and we are left picking up the pieces.”

When I went to replace Gaia, she was sitting on the bed in her room staring into space.

“Gaia?” I approached her.

“Joud did the right thing.” She said. “Xander would have brought himself bad luck torturing his own sister, Joud did the right thing.”

“Gaia I don’t know what to say.” I said quietly.

“There’s nothing to say my dear, sit with me please. I just need some time to process this.” I sat next to her and pulled her into my arms. She started humming a song for a few seconds then she began to cry. I had never seen her like this. Gaia represented strength to the family. To see her break down, I felt like she would never be the same again.

Xander’s POV.

It was during bed time that Joud and Soraya decided to break the news about Sofija to Ajana. I watched her cry out as she hugged Joud’s neck. Soraya had sent Kai to her parents for the night.

I didn’t like the fact that it upset Soraya, it was unfair that she had to plan a funeral for someone who had played a part in taking the life of our baby. Someone who had betrayed our trust but watching my little niece cry for her rotten mother shifted something in me. I knew that just like my own son I would do anything to protect Ajana, I would make sure she never knew what a terrible mother, daughter and sister Sofija had been.

Ajana turned around to look at Soraya who had tears in her eyes. She reached out her arms for the little girl and she ran into them.

“I’m so sorry sweetheart.” she rubbed the child’s back affectionately. I didn’t think it was a good idea that after losing her mother, her father would disappear on her for however long Joud planned to disappear for but I was not very good at dealing with other peoples emotions. Either that or I didn’t want to really deal with them, it came with the territory of being ruthless.

The way Soraya handled me in the afternoon and the situation proved even more to me that she had the character of a Don’s wife. She had a little bit of my mother in her but also had so much affection. Joud had needed that affection today, without it he would have fallen apart the way I had when I lost Hera. She knew exactly what to do, It made me think how come I didn’t notice her strong character all those years ago. I’d just seen a shy girl that had been so eager to lose her virginity to a man she hardly knew.

Had she always been so fierce, had falling pregnant forced her into this strong role. I remembered the way she talked about her passions and it hit me that she had always been this feisty woman she was today, I had just been the bastard Xander.

I couldn’t allow myself to feel sorry though, that would mean that I regretted my decision and I didn’t regret it one bit. If Joud hadn’t done what he did I would have tortured Sofija myself without even thinking twice.

(Three hours later)

“Where are we going?” Soraya asked me quietly as I took her hand and led her to the car.

“One of our other warehouses, I’m going to teach you how to shoot a gun.” I turned around to look at her letting my eyes travel up and down her body then grabbed her by her waist. “You look sexy in your outfit, like a secret spy or agent, all black everything.” I drawled and kissed her deeply. “I’m a little jealous of how those jeans are clinging on to your h**s… your thighs, I want to rip them off. My God woman you were perfectly sculpted.”

She had on tight black skinny jeans with black female combat boots. A skin tight black t shirt and a black leather jacket. The thought that other men had the privilege of admiring her made me feel pride and irritation at the same time.

She blushed as my hands traveled up and down her h**s and a*s. I grabbed at her a*s and squeezed then bent down to k**s her deeply again. It looked like this had a dizzying effect on her. She closed her eyes and clung onto my neck like the world was spinning.

When she opened them I was still looking right at her, I let my fingers run up and down her spine. “I’m having second thoughts.” I said, my voice heavy with l**t. Her own eyes were glowing as her pupils dilated. She chuckled.

“We can have both. The teacher needs his reward after all.” She said shyly making me throw my head back to laugh.

I opened the car door for her and she walked in with her eyes still on me.

When we got to the warehouse, I took her to a retro style modernised elevator, pressing my thumb to the finger print scanner then punching in a number. The elevator led us to a basement that was just full of tactical weapons in bullet resistant hammer glass cases and secure steel cases, her eyes grew wide with shock and curiosity.

“So many weapons…” she whispered.

“Culture generally tends to think of shooting guns and hunting as a “male” activity but the truth is both men and women can be taught to shoot with equal skill.” I explained to her. “So far you have shown inherent qualities and abilities in so many other things so I think you will excel at this as well.”

She smiled as she walked towards one of the secure steel casings. “I’m ready.” She whispered.

“Rule number one, treat each gun as if it were loaded even if you think it isn’t. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sight is on the target, that’s rule number two. You are going to need this.” I gave her ear muffs.

“That loud huh?” She took them from my hands as she looked at me.

“You will get used to the sound. If at any point you feel uncomfortable, tell me and we stop.. okay?” She nodded her head.

“I’m going to start you on a light-recoiling 22 caliber rifle or pellet rifle.” I took out the guns and the ammunition then led her to another room where we practised with stalls and a target sheet. I taught her how to load the guns, how to lock and unlock the safety feature then I stood behind her assisting her with her stance.

“I’m shaking a little…” she said.

“Hey, calm down. Check the safety, it’s off right?” She nodded. “Put that down here and turn to face me.”

I pulled her closer to me by her waist. “You can do this, you have proven to me how capable you are in a lot of things.”

She kissed me deeply then she opened her eyes, turned around and grabbed the gun. She assumed her stance then I pressed the button that brought up the target. She had forgotten to put her ear muffs on but I didn’t interrupt her as she turned off the safety catch and aimed at the target, looking into the scope. Her finger went to the trigger and she took a breath and pressed without even flinching. A loud bang sounded, she quickly put the safety back on and put the gun on the counter and started to jump up and down.

Right in the middle of the target paper.

“Oh my gosh I did it, did you see that I did it Xander!” She smiled.

“You’re a natural Angel, I don’t know if I should be happy or worried about that.” I chuckled and hugged her.

We kept practicing, I removed the scope and I let her practice without it. After the rifles I went to fetch the automated hand guns, she struggled a little with those but after a few tries she hit number six and seven on the target paper.

“Okay now that you are getting comfortable with the gun, you need to get comfortable with our next task. Dorian is interrogating one of the Cirillo brothers, I want you to come with me to watch.” I watched her reaction closely.

She didn’t seem to have an issue. “Where?” She asked like we were talking about locations for dinner.

“Another warehouse. Im taking you there right now. If you can stomach what happen tonight then I will continue to teach you.” I explained and she suddenly got this determined look on her face.

“Let’s go.” She said