In retrospect, asking Cora to take his heart had been the dumbest thing he had ever done - or at least right up there with coming to Wonderland in the first place. He had just wanted to stop hurting so much and he had thought he could live with not being able to fall in love again. He hadn't realized that giving up his heart meant that Cora could control him until it was far too late.

"I don't know," he answered, reaching out for Cyrus then pulling back. "And it scares me, okay? This scares me. I ain't supposed to feel nothing and I liked it, I got used to it and now... now I don't want to feel nothing no more."