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She must be entirely stupid to say such a thing. 
    “You will satisfy my curiosity?” he said, a slender brow arching in interest. 
    “And then you will leave me alone?” she said with a firm nod, hoping he would accept her proposal. 
    “Very well,” he said, a devilish smirk working it’s was onto his handsome face, “I accept your deal, girl.”
    “Fine then,” she said.  She wanted to sigh with relief, but the newfound confidence that seemed to radiate from him told her she had just done something very bad for herself. 
    “You do not know what you have done, do you?” he said.  He commenced his circling of her, licking his lips hungrily.  She had just given him everything he could have possibly wanted, and she didn’t even know it.
    “I’m hopefully getting rid of you soon,” she said, and although she thought she meant it, she felt the oddest pinch of sadness at the thought that he actually would leave her alone.  She had sought him out for a reason.  She wanted answers. 
    “Oh, but my curiosity runs very deep,” he said, his footsteps once again coming to a halt just in front of her, “and I intend to be fully satisfied.”

Chapter Three
     
     
     
    He had to give the girl some credit.  In spite of the fear that permeated her scent, she was maintaining her outward composure remarkably well.  Most humans ran at the mere sight of him.  The question again popped into his head.  Was this girl completely stupid?  Perhaps she was.  But there was still something about her.  Something that made her so different from the rest of her kind.  
    “Will you just get on with it?” She said, forcing herself to be strong.  The last thing she wanted was for him to think she was scared of him.  She would never give him the upper hand, even if she was absolutely terrified.  She swallowed hard as his steps brought him closer to her, a dangerous smirk on his lips.  Fleshy lips that looked firm and oh so seductive.   She wondered what those lips would taste like.  She quickly kicked herself mentally for thinking such thoughts.  Now was definitely not the time.
    “Very well,” he said, noticing the girl’s sudden fascination with his mouth and pleased to pick up the faint smell of arousal once again mingling with her scent.  “Do you touch yourself often? Or has that just been this past week?”
    Her mouth flopped open as her mind tried to reconcile the shock it had just received.  That was definitely not the type of curiosity she was expecting.  She considered not answering the question, and rightly so.  That was absolutely none of his business.  But then another thought jumped out at her.  How did he even know what she did in the privacy of her own home?
    “What are you a peeping tom?” she seethed at him, crossing her arms over her chest. 
    “No,” he said flatly, his eyes narrowed in indignation.  To think he would ever stoop to such a dastardly thing was absolutely insulting.  However, he wasn’t about to tell her exactly how good his sense of smell was.  “I will be asking the questions, to which you will reply.  As per our arrangement.”
    An odd chill ran down her spine as he said those last words.  His smug expression told her there was more meaning behind those words than she thought.
    “What exactly do you mean, ‘our arrangement’?” she asked.
    “Again, I will be asking the questions,” he said.  His lips cracked into a half smile and an ever so slightly pointed canine popped out, glistening softly in the moonlight.  “However, since I am inclined to, I will inform you of the stupidity you have demonstrated.”
    “Stop calling me stupid,” she said, her voice tinted with hurt at the continued insults, even though she tried to hide it. 
    “You actually offered me a deal,” he said, a ghost of a chuckle in his voice.  “In all my years, I have never received a contract so easily.  And such a lucrative one for myself.”
    She felt the blood drain