Recently orphaned and alone, the winged elf Alec wants nothing more than to return to his childhood home one final time and succumb to his nostalgia and grief. But his quest home leads him straight into the arms of a dove-winged, wounded angel ... with human captors in hot pursuit.<br><br>After one magical night together, the two soulmates are united in love. Alec's angel becomes a cupid, transforming his grief into affection and love. But Alec has a secret that keeps him from telling his soulmate how he feels, and he lets his angel slip through his fingers.<br><br>As his family grows around him, Alec's nest remains empty and cold. Without his soulmate, Alec nears his end. Can he find his angel before it's too late, or will heaven be forever out of his reach?

Not an Angel, But a Cupid

“So your blood is green. My blood is purple and your brother’s blood is silver. Your blood doesn’t define you. This does.” She thumped on his chest. “And it says that your soulmate just gave you a map to visit him.”


Alec blushed. “I can’t. I can’t leave my tree or I’ll die.”


She pulled him into her arms. “You could make a graft. You could graft a blossoming branch into your heart, and not be bound to your tree. That’s what your mother Kat did, before she settled down with Krozer.”


“But then this tree will die. And they’ll die. And I’ll lose them all over again.”


“This tree is where my parents fell, after the dragon attacked. And they’re still here. Echoes of them, at least. This tree is their grave. And it’s—she’s—also part of me. I feel her, like I feel Arnath’s thoughts. If I leave her, she’ll die. And part of me will die with her. And I won’t have anything left of them—all of them: Mother, Papa, or her. And I can’t do that. At least, Not yet.”


Chapter 6