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trying fix me up with someone else. “Second of all, I’m not so sure I would say yes if Nathan asked me out. I don’t even know him.”
    “That’s the point of a date!” Julia said, looking exasperated.
    I had never had a boyfriend before, or even been on a real date. I was always afraid of getting married for fear that I would be trapped in a situation like that of the one I was in now.
    The next day, Nathan walked up to me after class one day and asked, “Do you want to go to Jumping Java with me tomorrow?”
    “Um, I’m kind of busy…” I said, stunned, even though I knew something like this might happen.
    “Come on,” he said, flashing me a dazzling smile, “It’s important to make some time for yourself once in a while, you know? Have a little fun.”
    He had a point.
    “Okay,” I said, “I’ll go.”
    “I’ll pick you up at 7:00,” he said.
    “Okay, what do I wear?” I asked Julia at 6:15.
    “My pink mini dress. No, shorts and a sequin top. Wait … leggings and a short t-shirt dress. We need more time!”
    I went to my closet and picked out a lacy black top and a dark pink skirt. This outfit was the closest thing I had to date clothes. I put on a little mascara and some lip gloss that matched my skirt. When I heard a car pull up in the driveway, I snuck out before Julia could tell me I needed another pound of makeup and more fashionable clothes.
    The car in my driveway was a black Volvo that looked like it was brand-new.
    “Um, nice car,” I said, hopping in, “You didn’t tell me you were rich.”
    “I’m not,” he said, “I borrowed this car.”
    Conversation was a little awkward on the way there. I didn’t really know what to say, and Nathan seemed comfortable with the silence.
    “Um, you passed the coffee shop,” I said.
    “Yeah, I know,” Nathan said, showing no signs of turning around.
    “So where are we going?” I asked.
    “Don’t worry about it,” he said.
    “No, stop the car and let me out if you’re going to be like that,” I said.
    “I’d rather not,” he said calmly.
    “Well, now this is happening,” I said, and against all my survival instincts, I opened my door and leapt from the moving vehicle.
    I tried to land on my feet, but I rolled a few times and scraped my arm up pretty bad.
    “No!” I heard Nathan’s voice. He must have stopped the car and jumped out too, “You don’t understand! I need you!” I ran but he was inhumanly fast and I watched, horrified, as he caught up to me.
    I stood up, and Nathan tried to pick me up. I punched him as hard as I could, too scared to really aim at anything in particular. My fist connected with his neck, but he barely flinched.
    “It would take a lot more than that to hurt me,” he said , and licked some of the blood off my elbow.
    “You’re fae,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper.
    “I was wondering when you would catch on,” he said, grinning at me. He reached for my arm again, but something hit me hard and I fell to the ground.
     

 
     
    Chapter 10
    When I opened my eyes a second later, I was in a beautiful forest. It felt like there was something heavy on top of me, but I didn’t see anything there. Ian materialized out of nowhere.
    “How did you do that?” I asked.
    “Invisibility spell,” Ian smirked, “Holly cast it for me.” Then his expression got serious, “Are you hurt?” His eyes went to my elbow. Rolling off me, he said, “Here, let me bandage that up for you.” He tore off a piece of his shirt and pulled out a vial. He rubbed some of whatever was in there into the wound and tied the bandage on.
    “You saved me again,” I said, surprised, “You must really want whatever the king promised you.”
    “It’s not even about that, Erica,” he said, “Look, there’s something I need to tell you.”
    I waited for him to say something, but he seemed to change his mind and said, “There’s a dance at a friend of mine’s tonight. Do you want to go? It might give you a