I spend the rest of the day with my horses. They are the only peace I get anymore. After a few hours of riding, I decide to head back to the castle to get cleaned up and have dinner. Part of me does not wish to eat, mainly because I do not want to sit there and listen to the bromance my father and James have now. It is quite sickening. I drop Julius off at the stable and head back inside. I am immediately bombarded by my father. "Serena! Why must you be so cold towards James? That boy is very taken by you. You could be nicer to him." I continued walking towards the stairs and up to my room with my father at my heels. "You two have been spending so much time together. I thought you would have had some sort of connection by now." I stopped and turned to him. "Is that what you thought?