Cesar Shale is a cupid who has spent two centuries fulfilling his Formulas in the most predictable way possible. His job hasn't lived up to the expectations he had as a young fae, and for once in his career, he has a strong intuition to shake things up. Aiden is a workaholic who spends almost every waking hour either plotting how to advance his boss's ambitions or caring for her spoiled dog, and sometimes both simultaneously... moreCesar Shale is a cupid who has spent two centuries fulfilling his Formulas in the most predictable way possible. His job hasn't lived up to the expectations he had as a young fae, and for once in his career, he has a strong intuition to shake things up. Aiden is a workaholic who spends almost every waking hour either plotting how to advance his boss's ambitions or caring for her spoiled dog, and sometimes both simultaneously. Lately, he's feeling belittled by the boss he once adored because she sends him on coffee runs like an errand boy. Steve is an up and coming architect in a large firm. He's worked hard and partied harder his entire life, but now in his late twenties, it seems to be catching up to him, resulting in a coffee dependency. While talented, he lacks the self-belief that he can thrive on his own as an independent contractor. Cesar's Formulation requires that these two men form a bond of True Love. He's been guiding their lives to intersect at a coffee shop, which will be a perfectly traditional meet cute. The only problem? These two men are just like all the others Cesar has hit with his arrows of love. White. Physically attractive. Upwardly mobile. Every Formulation has those same basic ingredients. Blah. Blah. Blah. Lately, Cesar's been getting this intuition that True Love as prescribed by the Formula might not be... love. Could the Formulas be... tainted? It's a thought-crime punishable by Clipping, possibly Stripping, to question the Formula. But if fate is dictating their lives, how can these men truly be in love? To make it meaningful, they need the option to fall out of love, to walk away, to not be instantaneously perfect for each other. Cesar's moment of doubt results in the biggest mistake of his career. As his life crumbles, Cesar can 'see' a different world where cupids and mortals have a more symbiotic relationship. Instinctively, he fights for that vision of True Love, leaving a path of romance, second chances, and first kisses in his wake. less
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