Everlore

Chapter 9

Evan's POV

        In the begginiing I had been sure that Elisa would chose me, what hold could this stranger have over her? I had obviously severely underestimated their bond, from the get go she seemed to relax more around Brandon but I thought it would fade as she grew accustomed to the new bond that pulls her soul in two very different directions, this wasn't the case and the bond grew stronger in front of my eyes. She didn't recoil anymore when she was met by the sparks that should belong only to me, no her shivers of discomfort now occured at my touch. If I had thought that it killed me before their bond was pure torture and her lackluster response to our own bond was hell. I had tried praying to Ever but I couldn't even enter the chapel where the alter was held, it seemed that even the Goddess had turned from me. I almost knew this was coming, I always knew I wasn't good enough for her, it was only a matter of time before Ever recognized her own mistake and put her with someone closer to her own level. What I didn't expect from our lovely and merciful Goddess was that she would make me stand by and watch, merciful my ass. I walked up to the front door of his Grandmother's house, I planned to get wasted and meet someone.

Elisa's POV

        I had watched as my long time boyfriend dragged himself into a depressing corner, I knew that he would never escape without my help but it's hard to intervene in someone else's life when you're experiencing falling in love. Yes, I have grown to love Brandon but that doesn't mean that I have stopped caring about Evan.I was actually in the process of planning his Christmas present when the pain hit, I recognized the deep cutting agony from the mating brief pamphlet that Evan had shown me. this was my bodies response to my mate's infidelity. At first I had thought it to be Brandon finally accepting my rejection, this would have been less of a betrayal than the sharp cutting ache that came with finding Brandon in the kitchen making me a dinner. My bestfriend and mate had let another woman into his bed and it hurt more than any pamphlet could describe.

Brandon's POV

I was so thriilled with the progress Elisa and I made in our bond. She had finally begun to relax in my presence then had begun to seek that presence out, it seems the Goddess is on my side, I thought as I made the gentle soul in the backroom a steak and some mashed potatoes. I leapt into the air in surprise when that same gentle soul came speeding into the kitchen with her face white and her hand clutched tight over her heart. It only took me a few moments to get over the shock and appraise the situation, in the next few moments I was going after the tissues and ice cream. It was sad that she was hurting but Evan's blunder would become my advantage.

A/N Sorry for the long wait but I'm having a hard time finding inspiration for this story. You can thank my Grandma Bunny for this update because her reading it made me want to continue.

Comment if you find any plot holes or character holes.