Cupid and the Arrow Thief
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  • Reads 968
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  • Parts 5
  • Time 46m
Ongoing, First published Apr 17, 2016
She stole Cupid's arrows. She stole his heart. And she also managed to start a war. 

The tale of love is a legend as old as time itself. And its all thanks to the cupids: divine, winged angels working at Aphrodite's office since the dawn of time. Their daily task? Track down the world's soul mates and shoot them with mythical arrows. But one cupid in particular finds that creating true love can be a lonely job, especially when he knows that cupid kind can never have soul mates of their own. Or so he was told. 

When Davin discovers that there's a girl out there destined to be his, he's willing to risk everything to find her. But once he shoots her with a mythical arrow, something is terribly wrong...she doesn't fall in love with him. 

Davin is soon swept into the world of The Arrow Thieves: human outlaws desperate for Cupid magic. But their motives for stealing aren't entirely what they seem, and neither are the words of Davin's own people. 


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