The following day I wake up going to get out of bed then look down at my palm seeing it is still there. That mark did not go away like I had hoped it would. Getting dressed, I drag myself to work even though I am exhausted. My face shows precisely how exhausted I am as I plop down at my desk.

"You look tired; what in the world happen to you?" Tonya says, looking at me with a worried look.

I tell her about last night, but she looks at me like I am crazy.

"If you do not believe me, look at my palm" as I show her the mark.

She gasps while touching it gently. It is raised above my palm as she traces it slowly.

"You did this?" still looking at me in shock. "You gave yourself to him?"

"I did not realize who he was," running a frustrated hand through my hair, "I thought maybe he was a magician or something. He offered me a job where I would only work for him, so I would be doing anything or everything he wanted me to do. That is my job here, so I did not think anything of it. Now, I am not sure what to do."

"You can't get out of it," she asked while grabbing my shoulder softly.

"No," shaking my head slowly, "I only have three days to get everything worked out and squared away. He said after that, then he would come to collect me according to this promise. I just can not believe what I have done" tears threaten to fall.

My computer dings showing I have three new e-mails from my boss that need to be done before lunch. I open one while it automatically goes to another page where the work is done right before my eyes. When it is finished, I see a time stamp on it to be delivered back to him.

"Tonya, come look at this." beckoning her to my side. "Watch this, please tell me that I am not crazy," pointing to my computer.

She walks around to me as I click on the following e-mail. It opens, showing the work is completed as we watch all the correct information typing into the spreadsheet. We look at each other in total shock.

"What is going on?" she whispers in my ear.

"I do not know. He said all of my assignments for the next three days would be done where I would not have to do a thing," I whisper back.

"Look!" she points as one is completed. "It even has a time stamp on it to send to him when he would think you got finished. You can go to lunch with me today. Thank goodness, I get tired of eating by myself."

"That would be nice to get out of the office for once so we can enjoy ourselves for lunch," watching the screen still go on and on with the completion of my work.

The morning flies by; before I know it, lunchtime rolls around.

"Come on, girl," she jumps up, grabbing her purse, "It is lunchtime finally."

I get up so we can start to walk out. Looking at his office, I let out a huge sigh when his door does not open, but just as we are stepping into the elevator, his door opens. We are jabbing the close door button while huddling over to the side where he can not see us hoping that the doors will close quickly.

"Thank god!" she squeals. "He was coming to get you for something again."

We step out at the bottom then rush down the street to our favorite small cafe. We plop down, ordering our food.

"God! This is so nice. I am glad that you were able to get out of the office today," throwing her hands up in the air. "I know your happy to be able to eat a hot meal for once."

"It is going to be nice," relaxing down into the chair. "I got so used to cold or reheated food all the time. This will be amazing, good food along with a wonderful friend to share it with again."

"Number 28 and 29, the food's up," the worker behind the counter calls out. I get up to grab the food while she gets the drinks. We sit back down as I moan quietly; it is the best food I have had in over two weeks. It is hot, delicious, making my mouth water as I take bite after bite.

"That good, huh to where you are about to have a food orgasm over there?" she wiggles her eyebrows at me. "I know you have missed out on this so much; just enjoy the food as much as you can."

I giggle. "I will, plus if it continues like this, I should have an easy time."

"Did you ask him if I will ever see you again?" her face drops into a sad look.

"I am going to try and see what I can do to get out of this," looking at her with a stern look. "Somehow, someway, I will rack my brain on what I can negotiate with besides me disappearing into his realm. There has to be some compromising I can do."

My palm starts to burn; I look down at it as a glowing red light comes from it. Taking my other hand, it rubs it, trying to ease the pain, then when it finally goes away when a voice comes into my head 'That was not the deal, beautiful. You will be mine in two days. Enjoy yourself.'

I shake my head, clearing it. We get done then our feet drag us heading back to work; as soon we walk in, my boss approaches me, telling me my afternoon schedule. I sit down to see that everything he asked for is done, stamped, and ready for delivery.

"Hey, can you help me with a few things real quick," she asks quietly.

"Yeah, sure, what do you need?" I walk over to her desk.

"What do you think about this? I am not sure which way to go with it. THIS WAY, if I do it this way, it does not look right; then this way does not give me what I want it to show" pointing at the spreadsheet she has done two different ways.

"How about this?" moving her hands off the keyboard using my hands to cut a few things, rearrange it to where it looks better then also giving her the correct information that is needed.

"Yes, that works!" as she claps her hands. "Thank you so much."

The afternoon comes to an end where I leave when everyone else does.

"Please come with me to grab a few drinks. We do not have to do much to loosen up for about an hour or so" she has those puppy dog eyes on.

"Yeah, I could do that. I need to enjoy myself for a short time today," putting my hand up to where I can't see those eyes she does.

We walk down the road stepping into a pumping club. There are people everywhere as the music is blaring. We find a table to sit down at. After a few minutes, the waitress comes by, getting our drink orders. I am looking over the floor, seeing how everyone has a good time.

"Hey ladies, can I get a dance with one of you?" a very handsome man has made his way over to our table without us realizing it.

Before I can speak, there is a hand on my shoulder with the feeling of a body sitting down beside me. Their arm snakes around my waist, pulling me to them.

"This one is spoken for" his voice is smooth like velvet.

I freeze at the voice; Tonya's mouth drops open as she gets up, taking the guy's hand to go with him out to the dance floor.

"L-Lance?" looking at him, shocked. "What are you doing here?"

"A man is trying to stake a claim on what is mine. I stopped him," glaring at the man on the floor.

"I did not think I would see you again so soon," pulling away slightly.

"Oh, honey," he turns those dark eyes on me to where I about melt, "You will be seeing a lot of me. When you become mine, you will be seeing me constantly after a few more days."

"How did you know that I was here" looking as our drinks are set down on the table.

He lifts my hand, pointing to the symbol that is still there.

"Think of it as a tracking device in a way. Wherever you go, I will know exactly where you are" he rubs it gently, making my pulse kick up.

"How did you know that guy was going to hit on me?" trying to keep my breathing under control while he traces it.

"Remember who I am?" he raises an eyebrow. "I know everything that goes on along with what people think."

"Yeah, I have to remember that" pulling my hand away "it is just hard to remember that I am dealing with the actual Devil."

He pulls me back close to him. "Yeah, I get that a lot. People forget exactly who they are dealing with."

"I thought you could not stay out of your house for a long period?" looking up into his handsome face.

"Since you have my mark, I have a lot more freedom to check up on you, making sure you're not getting into trouble. It allows me more time in the human world than normal" he slides out of the booth, offering me his hand. I take it where he guides me out to the dance floor; we get in the center; as he wraps his arms around my waist, we start to move to the music.

"So, I guess you know how to dance?" swaying my hips against him.

He smirks as we start to move faster with the music. He turns me around, pulling my back to his chest.

"You feel amazing in my arms" he drops a quick kiss on my neck. "I have never felt like this with a human woman. It is exciting but also very stimulating to me" as his breath floats across my neck.

"Don't have a lot of women that turn you on, huh?" I tease.

"Not like this," as he presses close, letting me feel exactly what he is talking about beneath his pants. We dance for a while longer then sit down to get a few more drinks since we worked up a thirst from dancing so hard.