Braxton “Brax” O'Hara is a shifter, a PI ... and an art thief. He has no problem with being all three. As a matter of fact, he likes his less than legal job. Kyle Grayson is a member of an all-shifter art crimes team. He does everything within his power to catch the thieves he's after, and believes he's found his next quarry -- Brax O'Hara. Things take a turn for the worse when Russo, Brax's partner in crime, wants him to retrieve some blackmail pictures instead of a piece of art. At the same time, Kyle comes into the picture. When the two men meet, they discover they both know the blackmailer -- and they both hate him, too, for different reasons. Can they stop Russo, a powerful Alpha shifter? More to the point, can they deal with their attraction to each other when they have nothing in common except Russo?

Nothing In Common, Except ...

“I’ve got a toy like that,” Kyle commented.


“Why doesn’t that surprise me?” Brax replied with a brief grin as he studied the lock on the door. It was an older one, which he figured it might be, given the age of the building, so he had no problem getting it unlocked with his electronic pick while Kyle listened for any indication that someone was coming—especially a possible security guard.


After putting on latex gloves, and handing a pair to Kyle, Brax opened the door and they were in the reception area. He closed and locked the door, and then they went into the first of two offices. Since the windows faced the alley, and the drapes were drawn, they didn’t worry about anyone seeing the overhead light when Brax turned it on after shutting the door.


“We’ll check the file cabinets first,” Brax said. “Maybe we’ll get lucky and I won’t have to hack the computer for Connoisseurs’ files.”


The cabinets were locked, but Brax made quick work of rectifying that problem.


Chapter 16