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.

open the door and come face to face with the

All three of them.

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

mumble back, hugging

greet me;

smile timidly at Damien only to get

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

happened with Serena yesterday.It is an embarrassment on the

smiling as he looks at me and then

flush bright red in the

my own mortification without adding even more to it? "Think nothing

smiling encouragingly

in reply and have to try my hardest to maintain that same fake

I both step aside to let them in and

within my stomach and I know something is going

and luckily enough not

are probably worried I'll faint on

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

usual his answers

all

done with, I stand up to collect the plates as Benedict and Dad

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

I'll be doing the very

my plate and the

"You just rest sweetheart"

smiles kindly, following my

too stands up and smiles

leave me: I try to telepathically convey to her but nonetheless she

I both sit in the dining room in silence for a few seconds

awkward

"Wait"

voice, cutting through

"Sit"

He commands.

I sit back down and look at

there, perfectly poised

"Why did you agree?"

He asks simply.

I know exactly

could ask you

say, dodging

to think of a

actually pretend to

that would give my father a chance to berate

"Why?"

asks again, his narrowing

"Because I wanted to.

father knows what's best for me’ I say, lying straight through

father may think that but I know

don't know how I know but

"You're lying."

He says outright.

as I scrounge around for

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

perfect eyebrow and still looks at me with those emotionless eyes.Goading me to

look away, averting my

I always do when I

walks closer to me, leaning next to

cold fingers press against my chin as he pushes my face

at me.’

I look him dead in the

do you want

ask as he removes his