Noah Smith looked at the man who sat in front of him, staring at him intently. He looked like he could be his father's age, or younger. Despite his age, the man barely had any grey hair and was extremely handsome. But at the same time, he looked intimidating. He was wearing a perfectly tailored suit and sported a 5 o clock shadow on his face. His eyes were an intense shade of blue.
Those eyes...Noah felt like they were burning a hole in his skull.
He had two large men standing behind him as if to guard him. He must be someone important, Noah thought.
"So you are Noah Smith?" the man asked.
"Yes sir," he replied.
"Hmm...I don't see what's so special about you. You just seem like an ordinary young man," the man remarked.
Excuse me? Who does this man think he is?
"Um, sir. May I know why I was brought here?" Noah looked at the man curiously. He was studying for his BAR exam at the coffee shop, minding his own business then all of a sudden, two large men came in and demanded that he left with them. He thought about protesting but then spotted the guns tucked inside their belt and decided against it. He quietly got into the car with them. They brought him to this large company building that he had seen many times before.
"Do you remember my daughter Serena, Mr. Smith?" the man raised his eyebrows. His eyes were suddenly cold and harsh. Shit...did I do something to his daughter? Noah thought. He wasn't a playboy or anything so that should hardly be the case.
"Uh...your daughter?" he asked.
"Yes, my daughter Serena. Here's a picture to refresh your memory," the man took a picture frame off of his desk and handed it to Noah.
Noah looked at the picture and his eyes turned wide. Of course! How could he forget her? She was different than any other girl he had ever met. Wild, untamed, and completely crazy. Not to mention amazingly beautiful! This man is her father? No wonder they had the same eyes!
"Yes I, I've met her," Noah said. He was still confused about why he was here. Did Serena tell her father about him? Why would she do that?
The man cleared his throat. "Let me formally introduce myself to you. I am Alexander Wolf. The CEO of this company. Does my name mean anything to you?" he asked.
Noah hesitated. He had heard Alexander Wolf's name before. The man wasn't exactly off the radar. He was a known and powerful man. People feared him. There were rumors that he was in the Mafia. Noah wasn't sure if that was true or not but he sure seemed scary!
"Well?" Alexander asked again.
"Y..yes, sir. I've heard of your name. What exactly is going on here?" Noah asked.
"Well you see, Serena is my only daughter. I love her very much, more than my life itself. I'll do anything to make her happy," Alexander said and looked at Noah.
The intensity of his gaze made Noah shiver. Where was this conversation going?
"And I will eliminate anyone that would dare to hurt my daughter," Alexander Wolf declared.
"Mr. Wolf, I've only met Serena once. So I have no idea why you brought me here to tell me that. I didn't do anything to her," Noah said quickly.
Alexander stood up abruptly and strode over to him. His somewhat calm demeanor changed to anger in a matter of seconds. Noah's heart started to race. What did he get himself into?
Alexander gripped his shoulder and stared into his eyes. "Are you sure you haven't done anything wrong, Noah? Are you telling me that you forgot about your little one night stand with her?" he said, gritting his teeth.
Oh shit, what the fuck...how does he know about that? Noah thought. That was something he did in a moment of passion.
"Um...sir, I don't know how you know this but I apologize if it offended you. We are both adults and were having fun. That's it," Noah said.
Alexander smirked. "Oh don't worry, I am not offended. My daughter is an adult and she can do whatever she wants."
Oh? Then why am I here? Noah wondered in his mind.
"I am sure you are curious about why I brought you here aren't you?" Alexander asked.
"Yes," Noah said quietly.
"You see Noah Smith, Serena is very special to me. I gave her everything she had ever wanted in life. New toys, dresses, everything," Alexander paused.
What does that have to do with me? Noah thought.
"So when she made this one special request to me, I couldn't refuse," he continued.
"And what would that be?" Noah looked at him curiously.
"You. She wants you, Noah," Alexander leaned closer to Noah's face. "Congratulations Noah Smith, you are now engaged to be her husband and my future son in law," he announced and grinned.
WHAT THE FU...! Noah's inner thought screamed.
Three weeks ago..."Serena! Serenaaaa!" the girl in a red dress started to scream from across the room, forcing Serena to look at her.
Serena smiled when she heard Noah's racing heart as she pressed against him. She loved the effect she had on men. They can be quite pathetic sometimes.But Noah kept his composure, for the most part, his eyes fixated on hers. Her eyes, not her body. A true gentleman, she thought."You are very beautiful," he chuckled nervously as he attempted a conversation. "But I'm sure you heard that million times before," he said.
Serena made an impulsive decision, inviting this stranger into a hotel room.Mom would be disappointed,she thought, and grinned as she pushed Noah against the wall and ripped his shirt open.Oh...
Back to the present..."Um...sir?" Noah raised his hand in a true college student fashion. "I think there has been a mistake. Did you say I was engaged? I don't remember proposing." he let out a nervous chuckle."There's no mistake, you heard me. You are marrying my daughter Serena and that's final," Alex said grimly.
"Don't bother calling the police. The rumors you heard about me are all true," Alex's cold blue eyes pierced through Noah's heart."If I hear that you said anything to anyone, everyone you love will slowly disappear, one by one," he added.Noah gulped and nodded. He had no intention of calling the police. It didn't take a genius to know that this man was not joking.
"Hey baby," Kelly smiled brightly and gave Noah a small peck. She had been waiting by the door for a while now. What took him so long?"Hey," Noah smiled nervously."Are you okay? Why do you look all nervous?" Kelly asked. She looked at him curiously.
Saoirse observed her daughter quietly. Serena was sitting on the table quietly and playing with her food."Are you okay sweetie?" she asked."Huh? Oh yeah...I'm fine," Serena said and chewed on the fork absentmindedly.Saoirse didn't believ
"WHAT!" Kelly screamed. "Are you out of your mind?""Shh...do you want your parents to hear us?" Noah warned her."Maybe they should hear this because you are being ridiculous," Kelly said. She was fuming."You don't understand Kelly, this