Serena Mclanes' P 0.V

My mouth immediately goes dry as my fathers glare strengthens.

"Get.In’' He growls out once again.

Nodding my head, I quickly slip into the house and make my way to the living room, my fathers fast paced steps echoing behind me.

"What was that little stunt you pulled there?"

My father asks me as soon as I twist myself around to see him.

"Stunt?" Is all I ask, bewildered.

Surely he didn't think that was all an act.

"Yes! To think I could have at least trusted you enough to not embarrass me.

It's certainly good to know that you are incapable of handling something as simple as that"

By now my father is nearly screaming into my face, his words gaining volume, which makes me take a hesitant step back.

I know my father won't harm me.

It's all merely verbal what he throws at me.

"I swear I didn't do it on purpo-,;' I try to plead but it's like asking for a miracle to not be cut off when talking to my Dad.

"No excuses.I've had it up to here with your nuisance"

At that, I visibly flinch.

He's never been so angry before.

Does all this mean that much to him? Noticing my slightly scared look, my father takes a step back to calm himself.

He takes in a deep breath and rakes a hand through his red hair.

"Tomorrow; he says pausing as he takes another breath, "The Stryker's are coming over for lunch.I don't want to see any of this nonsense and I want you to be polite and for heavens sake don't faint again.’'Dad says.

Tomorrow? They're coming again.

I don't think I can handle so much in a span of forty eight hours.

Nonetheless I nod my head and wait for him to finish as I know there is more to come.

"You will be sleeping in your sisters room tonight: "Why?"I ask in confusion.

"I don't need any more hassle of you running away or anything of the sorts."He clarifies.

Hearing that makes my stomach drop as my mind flashes to Sarah and our brief conversation before we left for the Stryker's house.

She wouldn't dare do such a thing, after all she is my sister.

"Now go.’ He dismisses, pulling me out of my thoughts.

It doesn't take me long to scurry out of his vision, albeit I nearly trip in my heels as I make my way up the stairs.

The ringing of the doorbell makes me freeze in place.

Sarah looks at me with a raised eyebrow and I sigh in defeat as I lift myself up off of the barstool in the kitchen.

"Serena, could you get the door please."

My mother asks me from the living room.

Prodding my head in through the entryway, I catch a glimpse of her fluffing the cushions and sitting various decorations straight into place.

The doorbell rings once more and I quickly make my way towards it.

Closing my eyes, I take a deep breath and give myself a very fast and brief pep talk.

I open the door and come face to

All three of them.

feeling better’' Katelyn coos as she pulls me into a

mumble back,

blue eyes greet me; Distanced

at Damien only to get a blank stare

in.’ I say to all of them as we finish greeting one another.Before any of them can actually step into the house,

sincerely apologize for what happened with Serena yesterday.It is an embarrassment on the

smiling as he looks at

bright red in the

mortification without adding even more to it? "Think nothing of

says, smiling

and have to try my hardest to maintain that

step aside to let them in and as they

erupts within my stomach and I know something is going

and luckily enough not many questions are directed at

I'll faint on them once again or

much and only does so when someone asks him

usual his answers are curt and

all around friendly

I stand up to collect the plates as

so Dad can coerce him into some other new prototype of something or other he's come up with

to think I'll be doing the very

plate and the other dishes from

"You just rest sweetheart"

smiles kindly, following my

stands up and

I try to telepathically convey

dining room in

awkward

"Wait"

cutting

"Sit"

He commands.

mechanically, I sit back down

sits there, perfectly poised while

"Why did you agree?"

He asks simply.

know exactly what

you the same

dodging his own

me and I try to think of a way out of this

could actually pretend to

a chance to berate

"Why?"

again,

"Because I wanted to.

knows what's best for me’ I say,

that but I know this whole situation goes far

don't know how I know

"You're lying."

He says outright.

drops open as I scrounge

"I-I'm not.I finish lamely.

still looks at me with

his trap, I look away, averting my

I always do

stands up from his seat and walks closer to me, leaning next to the table right where I'm

press against my chin as he pushes my face

me.’ He

I look him dead in the

do you want me

he removes his hand from my

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