Goddess of Magic: A Snow White retelling (Kingdom of Fairytales Snow White Book 4)

I did about me dancing with Jake, though it was too late for me to change anything.
Jake put his arms around me, and I pulled back from him as far as I could without causing too many problems. He swayed me along with the music, but all I could think about was how I could get out of this and how quickly.
This wasn't how I should be acting. I'd wanted this for so long, and now that it was happening, I didn't want it. How had that happened? Was it because I'd seen what Jake was really like, or was it something else?
"You're becoming quite the catch, Kelis," Jake said.
"Thanks," I muttered.
"I can't believe I overlooked you for so long."
And yet, he'd ignored me for years and considered me beneath him until I was good at magic. Because it couldn't be down to me being a princess. I'd been one of those since the moment we met.
"Hmm," I said instead of anything else, mostly because I wasn't sure what was going on. Why did he suddenly like me? It made no sense.
We danced in silence for another couple of songs, and I tried not to focus on how awkward it felt to be in his arms and not where I wanted to be. There was nothing that made me feel good about it all, which was frustrating. It was confusing to feel one way about someone for so long, and then have things do an about-face.
"We should find the others," I said, eventually, unable to take any more of the silence. "Maybe grab something else to drink."
Jake leaned in, his hot breath fanning against my ear, but not in a pleasant way. "Why don't we go somewhere more private, instead?" he whispered.
Oh, no. How did I get myself out of this one? I didn't want to go anywhere else with him, especially if it took me further away from the people I wanted to spend my time with.
Before I could come up with a reply, Jake pulled away from me. The rush of cool air was welcome, as well as the space from him. At least, it was until he wrapped his hand around my wrist and pulled me along with him.
I tried to tug my arm out of his grasp without being too obvious about it. Enough people who would recognize me were around that I didn't want to cause a scene.
Thankfully, Jake stopped us when we were between two houses just off the side of the square. I could still see the dancers, and I could hear the music. At least, if he tried anything too far out, I could get away quickly. Though, the long cape and mass of accessories wouldn't help me.
"What are we doing?" I asked, trying to keep the accusation out of my voice. I didn’t want him to freak out or anything.
"I thought we could use some time just the two of us," he said.
"Ah, right. Well, I'm supposed to be seen a lot at the Fright Festival, part of my royal duties. So if you don't mind, we should get back out there..."
"I thought you wanted this?" he murmured as he caged me between his arms.
The urge to duck out under his arm was almost too strong to resist. I didn't want to spend any more time with him than I had to, especially not alone.
"I'd like to go back to the others now," I repeated.
"We will, but first..." He pressed his lips against mine.
My eyes widened. What was going on? I didn't want this anymore. It felt as wrong as it had the night he'd come to my room while drunk.
Knowing it was the only thing I could do in the circumstances, I pushed him away.
"What's wrong, Kelis?" he grumbled, not sounding in the least part like he cared.
He leaned in again, but this time, I was ready and knew what he was going to do. I moved to the side so our lips didn't even touch and then ducked out from under his arm. My crown tugged against my hair, falling off and clattering to the ground. I scooped it up, then rushed away back out into the main square.
It took Jake a couple of minutes to compose himself and follow me. By that point, I was already back on the square and scanning the place for my friends.
I tried to ignore the guilt mounting inside as I realized I'd simply abandoned them without a word. Not that I'd had much choice. And Rhi knew I didn't really want to be running off with Jake. At least, I hoped she did.
My eyes locked onto Rhi, who was dancing with Adam and laughing. My heart lifted for her. Perhaps, she'd get what she wanted, after all, Adam seemed to be paying her a good amount of attention. They actually seemed to be getting on well.
But Rhi and Adam weren't who I really wanted to find.
Topher's eyes met mine from across the square. Even from this distance, it was possible to see the hurt in them. My heart broke a little at the thought. The last thing I wanted to do was cause him pain after he'd been such a good friend to me.
I didn't waste any time, and hurried across the square, dodging between dancing couples and vendors.
"Are you all right?" he asked me once I arrived within speaking distance. His concerned gaze trailed up and down. No doubt, I looked a mess, especially with the crown in my hand, and the rest of me in disarray.
"I will be," I assured him, before glancing over my shoulder to check whether Jake was still following me.
Luckily for me, he seemed to have gotten distracted by a pretty serving girl. I'd never been so glad for his wandering eyes. It was a good thing I was getting over him, or else, I would be facing a lifetime of getting my heart broken over and over.
"Do you want to get out of here?" I