In Love With My Billionaire Husband

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.

come face to face with

All three of them.

so lovely to see you again.Thank goodness you're feeling better’' Katelyn coos as she pulls

I mumble

blue eyes greet me;

smile timidly at Damien only to get a blank

I say to all of them as we finish greeting one another.Before any of them can actually step into the house, my father appears right next to me and places an arm around

apologize for what happened with Serena yesterday.It is an embarrassment on the whole family's

he looks at me and

bright red in

just let me be in my own mortification without adding even more to it? "Think nothing of

says, smiling encouragingly

and have to try my hardest to maintain that same

to let them in and as they do so, Damien catches

him, a nagging feeling erupts within my stomach and I know something is going

goes by swiftly and luckily enough not many questions are directed

worried I'll faint on

doesn't speak much and only does so when someone asks him

usual his answers are

all

stand up to collect the

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

be doing the very

my plate

"You just rest sweetheart"

says as she smiles kindly, following my mother out of the

and smiles encouragingly

to telepathically convey to her but

in silence for a few seconds until I finally stand

awkward for

"Wait"

voice, cutting

"Sit"

He commands.

sit back down and look at him in

perfectly poised while looking

"Why did you agree?"

He asks simply.

I know exactly what

ask you the same

dodging

try to think

actually pretend to

that would give my father a chance to berate me once

"Why?"

asks again, his narrowing

"Because I wanted to.

best for me’ I say,

father may think that but I know this

I know but I

"You're lying."

He says outright.

drops open as I scrounge around for

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

at me with

I look away,

I always do when

walks closer to me,

press against my chin as

me.’

look him dead

you want me to

removes his hand from my