If the king loses his head, then the Queen with a Bleeding Heart would rule the Red Court until Time ceased to move forward. When a second carried on for infinity, every creature in Wonderland would tip their Hat to the misfit girl with a Boy's name (or was it a boy with a Girl's name?) who'd end the Reign of Terror. However, it all hinged on the One-Eyed Hare being able to convince an uninspirable Heir that the impossible was indeed possible-like stopping time-and that Love was worth a Beheading. Heads would Roll... Hearts would Break... In the end, would it matter who Reigned?

His perilous stare deepened as his grip fastened around my waist. As maniacal thoughts passed over his eyes, his grasp tightened. That look confirmed that I wasn't the only one who wanted all the space between us eliminated. I could hardly breathe when his gaze fell to my lips. It left me without words. It was the very way a passing glance could leave you speechless. But Declan didn't just take a glimpse. No, he unapologetically looked me over. He LOVED me in not so many words, but I heard them all the same. I heard them with each moan that echoed in the air. I felt them as he held me gently...

"It was everything I Could do to breathe when his gaze fell to my lips. Her perilous stare left me without words. It was the very way a lover left you speechless with a passing glance. But Declan didn't just take a glimpse. He hardly blinked as he stepped closer, like he WANTED All space between us eliminated. Simultaneously, I gravitated towards him and wanted to run away. Everything I thought I knew about love and hate was destroyed in a heartbeat. The two were opposing feelings; they were collegial. And it was all because of HIM." Sometimes the bad boys have the greatest romance stories....