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from her face as his half smile spread into a full one.  Things were starting to sound very bad for her, and the cocky grin on his face confirmed it.  She had to ask.  But oh how she did not want to.  She wanted to curl up under one of the many rocks that littered the edge of the pond and die, far away from this frightening, intoxicating, devastatingly handsome…she mind-kicked herself again.  These thoughts were entirely out of place in her current situation. 
    “What ‘contract’?” she asked, furrowing her brows in concern. 
    He was entirely enthralled and amused by this creature.   The way her emotions flitted through her at such a neck breaking speed was so incredibly entertaining.  He wondered if it was typical for humans to experience their emotions in such a manner.  None of the ones he had ever dealt with were like this.  He once again suppressed the itching thought that he shouldn’t even care, and definitely should not be enjoying her the way he was. 
    “You offered me terms, girl,” he said, “and I accepted.  It is a binding agreement.”
    “I didn’t sign anything,” she said.  She crossed her arms across her chest, her face shining with self- satisfaction.  There was no way he could hold her to anything if she didn’t sign something.
    “You don’t have to,” he said.  He instantly appeared behind her, and once again reveled in the way she jerked at the unexpected move.  But still, she didn’t step away from him.  She stood her ground, and in a small way he admired her for that.  She had more backbone than most males of her kind, which wasn’t exactly saying a lot. 
    “Ok, look,” she said, turning around.  She came nose to nose with him, and she realized a little too late that he was even more intimidating this close.  She struggled to pull the words from her mouth, trying to muster up as much courage as possible.  “I don’t have time to stand around here all night.”
    “You stated terms, I verified, and we agreed,” he said, his voice calm as he stared back at her.  Their bodies were so close he could feel the warmth coming from her supple skin.  It sent an odd wave of desire over him that he quickly forced himself to ignore. “You are now under a binding contract to me to, as you put it, satisfy my curiosity.  Luckily for me, that is an extremely vague term.”
    “That’s not a contract,” she said, shaking her head.  She wanted to step back, wanted to get away from the suffocating trance he put on her.  But she would not.  She would be stalwart in her resistance to him and not show any signs of weakness if she could help it. 
    “But it is,” he replied, the smile once again forming on his lips.  “It is a demon’s contract, girl.”
    She stared blankly at him as his words sunk in.  Had he not looked the part of being entirely not human she would have laughed.  But this was no joke, and the gravity of her situation was beginning to sink in.
    “What do I have to do?” she asked, her heart sinking into her stomach with each word.  She was beginning to realize that he wasn’t going to be leaving her alone anytime soon.
    “You simply have to satisfy my curiosity.  The contract will be fulfilled, and you will be released from any bond,” he said, his silver eyes searching every expression flashing across her face.
    “And what happens if I just walk away?” she said.
    “I believe you remember your unwelcomed visitor from our last encounter.” he said, an eyebrow cocked and a half smile on his lips .  “The things I will be allowed to do to you will make that look like tame.” 

Chapter Four
     
     
     
    “Allowed?” she questioned.  For a split second the upturned corners of his lips flinched.  That was not something he had wanted to let slip, and now that she had asked , he was obligated to tell her.  It was typical demon contract protocol.
    “Yes,” he said, not letting his disappointment show through his voice.  “As