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things are, I am not allowed to harm you in any manner.”
    “Oh really,” she said, her lips curling in a smile.  Now she knew she had the upper hand on him.
    “However,” he said, breaking through her momentary victory, “if you were to breach our contract…”
    His words trailed off and a chill went straight into her bones.  She knew she had to ask, but she knew she didn’t want to know the answer.  She could feel her heart racing in her ribcage.  She swallowed hard.
    “ Wha …what would happen if I breached the contract?” she asked.  His eyes were constantly scanning her with such intensity it made her knees weak.  He used his speed to suddenly appear behind her, leaving barely more than a sliver of air separating them.  She was getting used to his movements, this time she didn’t flinch, and she mentally gave herself a pat on the back.
    He leaned into her, his lips stopping beside her ear.  He said nothing, but she could hear his steady breaths, could feel the warm of his exhales on her neck.  A strong arm wrapped around her midsection, and he pulled her tightly into his chest.  She could feel the heat of his body even through the layers of clothes that separated them.  She sucked in a sharp breath and held it, waiting for him to answer her question, or release her, or ravage her, or whatever the hell he was planning on doing.  She just wanted him to stop toying with her.
    “I like you,” he said, his voice a deep whisper.  His response was not at all what she had expected.  She snapped her head back to look up at him, confusion and surprise twirling in her big blue eyes.  He hovered over her, his grip around her waist strong.  His lips parted and she could feel the heat of his breaths on her own lips.  Her body tingled in anticipation, the hot flush that ran over her body making her want to melt in his arms.  He reveled in the overwhelming scent of her desire, thoroughly pleased with her obvious attraction to him.  His eyes caught hers as they teetered on the edge of a kiss.
    “It would be such a shame if I had to kill you,” he said, his words barely more than a mumble, but she heard them perfectly clear and it jolted her out of her daze.  She pulled away from him, turning around to confront him.
    “Kill me?” she said.  He could see the fright on her face and it tugged oddly at his chest.  He brushed away the feeling, allowing his amusement to get the better of him once more.
    “If you breach our contract you will become indentured to me,” he said, the devilishly handsome smirk spreading across his face, “Break the contract and you become my slave.  I can do with you whatever I see fit.”
    The true meaning of her thoughtless actions finally sunk in.  She had in fact, done something extremely stupid.  She cursed her reckless nature.  She had to find a way out of this.  There was no way she would be indentured to a demon, and judging by his behavior thus far he would most likely try to make that happen.  She needed to know the rules to this thing if she was going to figure a way out of it.  Maybe there was a loophole or something.
    “Ok,” she said, lifting her chin, hoping to appear more confident than she actually was.  “If we have a contract, then I am entitled to know all the details that pertain to it.”
    “That you are,” he said.  He figured she would eventually figure that one out.  It was the first thing most humans thought of when they were trying to wiggle out of a contract.  He technically was obligated to answer any question asked that had to do with the deal that was made.   Though, being a demon of exceptional expertise, he had learned many ways to get around the many rules that he was held to.  He reached into his jacket, pulling out a rolled up piece of paper.  He held one end, letting the other roll open.  It fell all the way to the ground and tumbled to her feet.  She watched in shock as the blank paper lit up with letters of fire,