Cupid’s Time
Cupid’s job is to
help find true love for others, but it's a hard job to do when he’s in love
with a man who barely acknowledges his existence. Fighting his own desires, he is ready to give
up all emotions just to avoid the pain of not having the respect of the one that
holds his heart, let alone craving his love.
The Keepers can
find their soul mates among each other, but Cupid is young compared to the one
who is meant for him. However, when
violence strikes close to home for the Keepers, Cupid is needed to help in the
healing process, but only if the soul mates acknowledge their love will the
healing begin.
Is Cupid in time or
will time finally run out? Leaving the
one who brings couples together, alone and emotionless for all of eternity.
Excerpt
Greg Morton, age thirty-two, single, and an
accountant. Greg had lost his partner
three years earlier in a car accident.
Since then, he had found it difficult to find love again. This is where Cupid came in. Hearing the man’s soul screaming out for his
other half just a few days before, Cupid had been pleasantly surprised to
discover the very match to Greg’s soul had been the man sitting across from the
accountant. The man’s assistant.
Yes, he knew it was extremely cliché, but hell, he
didn’t actually match up the souls, he just guided them to each other. If anyone was to blame, it was those three
meddling sisters. Fate really could be a
bitch, times three. Cupid spoke from
personal experience.
Back to poor old Greg though, and after just a few
hours of observation, Cupid had picked up on the problem. Greg had no idea Trevor was gay, and Trevor
didn’t think Greg was ready to date again.
Both were dead wrong. So with a
little persuasion of the magical kind, Cupid was able to implant the idea of
them coming to this very night club at the same time. This very gay night club where it was known
for a great place to hook up.
It was like his very own gay Disney movie.
His plan was simple, Greg would see Trevor here
tonight and know he was gay, opening himself to the possibility of being with
the other man for real, and not just in those oh-so-wicked fantasies. Then Trevor would see Greg out and about, on
the scene as it were. The two would come
together, more open with how they felt, a little more confident thanks to the
extra help Cupid would give them, and then wham. Job.
Done.
Cupid watched as his plan unfolded perfectly, the
two men coming together. Damn, he was good at this. Greg and Trevor hesitated, so Cupid gave
them a little nudge. Rolling up his long
sleeve, he revealed a tattoo only visible to other non-humans like
himself. An arrow ran from his shoulder,
all the way to his wrist, the head of the arrow was shaped in a heart. Most thought he worked with a bow and arrow,
the whole set up. Cupid laughed. He couldn’t imagine what it would be like to
carry a bulk like that around all the time.
And while a tattoo may be easy enough to mask, a bow set was a tad
trickier.
Standing and lifting his arm, Cupid took aim at
the hesitant Greg, and fired. A burst of
light, still unseen to the human eye, shot out and headed directly for
Greg. The moment the blast hit its
target, Greg shivered, a sure, confident light glinting the man’s eyes. Leaning forward, Greg planted his lips on an
unsuspecting Trevor, who in turn kissed back with as much vigor as
possible. That first kiss almost made
him swoon it was so powerful.
He was a romantic fool. Pity his own love life was non-existent.
“A job well done,” he sighed, extremely satisfied.
A deep, masculine chuckle echoed behind him and
Cupid froze.
No, please,
no.
“Such a satisfied grin. Do you think they’ll be as satisfied by the end of the night?”
Cupid tampered down the shiver of lust that ran
ramped through his body at the word.
Satisfied. Why did that have to
sound so damn sexy coming from his unexpected guest?
Available February 11th!
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