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.

door and come

All three of them.

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

mumble

blue eyes greet

Damien only to get a blank

another.Before any of them can actually step into the house, my father appears right next to me

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

fake smiling as he looks at me and then

bright red in

own mortification without adding even more

says, smiling

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

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

within my stomach and

enough

and Katelyn are probably worried I'll faint on them once again

always doesn't speak much and only does so

his answers

all

stand up to collect

new prototype of something or other he's come up with to help the

think I'll be doing the very same thing

and grabs my plate

"You just rest sweetheart"

kindly, following my

too stands up and smiles encouragingly

I try to telepathically convey

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

awkward for

"Wait"

a voice, cutting

"Sit"

He commands.

down and look at him

there, perfectly poised while looking

"Why did you agree?"

He asks simply.

for me, I know

ask you

say, dodging

me and I try to think of a way out

could actually pretend to

give my father a chance to berate me once

"Why?"

asks again, his narrowing

"Because I wanted to.

me’ I say, lying

may think that but I know this whole situation goes far

know how I know but

"You're lying."

He says outright.

mouth drops open as I scrounge around

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

looks at me with those emotionless eyes.Goading me to say

I look away, averting my eyes to

I always do

seat and walks closer to me, leaning next to

against my

at me.’ He

him

do you want me to

he removes his hand from