An angry and confused Sookie is taken hostage by a cunning Eric who has schemes of his own and a vendetta to fulfill. But things aren't always what they seem and Sookie is in for big surprises when she decides to trust Eric instead of Bill.

For the first time she was seeing him without his facade; he was begging her to forget everything and just kiss him. "Or we can enjoy our time in here, Mudblood." It was as if Hermione lost all thought and inhibition as his lips collapsed against her own.

When Tarrant's cousin is found alive the White Queen forces a marriage upon them. Then Alice returns. Hatter/Alice