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Chapter 31: Homecoming
It didn't take long for news of Hannah's not-yet-dead mate to circulate campus. Ellie was most surprised, but she felt a certain link to Hannah now that they both were in a similar situation. They both were mated to a man they couldn't yet have. Hannah, because she didn't know where he was or who he was, and Ellie, because the contract between Jake and Hannah still existed.
She knew she was being petty by ignoring Jake's pleas for her to be with him despite the contract, but she couldn't help but feel that he hadn't paid enough retribution yet. So, she decided she would go to homecoming with Stefano still and let Jake suffer all the more for it. One more night would not cause him to die, and she was sure once Jake felt the pain of seeing her with Stefano one more night, he will have suffered enough.
She had run the idea by Stefano and she laughed at his reaction.
Stefano: You're cruel, you know that?
Ellie: Me? Cruel? Never!
Stefano: Making him suf
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