Eternal Echoes, Emblem of Eternity Trilogy Book 2 Read Online Free PDF

that be the answer?”
    Alex shook his head. “No. I’ve talked to the Amaranthine about that possibility.”
    “I’ve investigated it, too,” Emil said.
    I often wondered what Alex and Emil did when they weren’t with me. It seemed like their hobbies involved a lot of research.
    Alex nodded. “I had a Tracker look into it as well. Emil and I have absolutely no connection to each other. If our souls had split three ways, there would be some sort of bond. So that’s not it.”
    “But bonds can be hidden.” My orchid bracelet hid my bond with Alex, and Emil said my bond with him couldn’t be tracked.
    “Not unless steps are taken to hide it,” Alex said. “There’s no bond between me and Emil.”
    I looked to Emil for confirmation. He lifted a shoulder. I still wasn’t convinced. Maybe Alex and Emil’s bond had just been severed, like Caleb severed my bonds to them both when he abducted me. But until I had more evidence, I wouldn’t push it. “If one of you isn’t my soul mate, then what are the other options?” My eyes trailed from Alex to Emil. “Why do I have such a strong bond with both of you?”
    Alex’s expression tightened slightly. “That’s what we’re trying to find out.”
    I eyed them both, accepting their rationalizations, at least for the moment. Really, no one knew what was going on with me. I felt like it was a bad idea to dismiss any possibilities at this point.
    “This is the best solution we could come up with, Evie,” said Emil.
    I watched them for at least a minute. I was still dubious, but they both seemed genuine. Furthermore, they’d come to an accord about this which meant they’d discussed it away from me, civilly, without murdering each other. “How did you two manage to agree on this?”
    “We discussed it during training,” Alex said, taking a drink.
    I stared. “What training?”
    “Boxing,” Emil answered.
    Ah, so they hadn’t killed each other, but they’d tried.
    “And this was the plan you came up with?” I asked, still a little shocked they’d been spending time together voluntarily.
    “We can do this, Evie,” Emil said. “Give it a chance.”
    I picked up my pizza and took a bite, considering. I chewed slowly, and took another bite, my eyes shifting between the two of them. Finally I said, “I’ll think about it.”
    Alex smiled and Emil grinned. They gave each other a congratulatory look. “I told you the pizza would soften her up,” Alex said.
    “I was ready to get the chocolate pie out of the car if it didn’t,” Emil answered, the two of them joking almost like friends. It amazed me how different their relationship was now than it had been a few months ago. It was nice not to have the constant threat of violence and fist fights hanging over our heads. Though I wondered how long the pleasantries would last if I was dating them both again.
    “How will this work?” I asked, sure they already had a plan in place.
    “We take turns,” Alex said. “For every date one of us gets, the other one gets a date too.”
    I frowned, not liking that I didn’t have a say in any of it. “What if I don’t want to go out with either of you? Or if I want two dates in a row with one of you?”
    “You get veto power,” Emil said. “If you want two dates in a row with Alex, it’s your choice. If you want five dates in a row with me, that would make more sense, and would be your choice, too.” His lips lifted while Alex glared from across the table.
    I really had my doubts about this being a successful arrangement. “So is there some sort of date timeline?”
    Alex shook his head. “No. It’s totally up to you. But unless you say otherwise, the rule will be that if you have a date with me, I can’t go out with you again until you have a date with Emil, and vice versa.”
    I nodded, thinking that sounded fair. Well, as fair as the situation could be. I wouldn’t want to be in their shoes, agreeing to share the person I thought was my soul mate