Special Border Patrol agent Alex, who can shape shift into a raven, is used to working alone. He honors his Scots ancestry and has never met another shifter except for kinfolk back in Scotland. When he’s required to accept a partner, he normally manages to get rid of them quickly by being so distant, remote, and downright weird they cannot deal with him. But the latest one, Native American Manuel, poses a whole new range of challenges.<br><br>Manuel Ortiz is a member of the Tohono O’Odham tribe who works for the Border Patrol to support his ailing elderly parents. He has a secret he’s never dared to dare to share: he can shape shift into a Red Tailed Hawk. When his superiors team him with cold, cynical Alex, he’s not sure why until he learns Alex has a similar curse -- or gift.<br><br>Together they begin to form an uneasy bond. Confronting an evil and completely alien drug cartel boss, they have to cooperate to survive and in doing so learn the synergy of partnership. They discover flying together can open a whole new world for them both and riding on the wings of love can be magical indeed.

Wings of Love

Without needing to discuss it, they took opposite sides when they reached the inner doors, Manuel to the left and Alex to the right. Behind them, they could hear an echoing commotion as apparently more guards and minions confronted the rest of the team. They had to ignore that for now. They knew who they wanted and they were going to get him.


Reaching as far as he could while he hugged the wall, Alex touched the door latch. He folded his hand over the brass lever and began to turn it. It balked at going up so he pushed down. With a faint click, the mechanism released. The door swung inward.


When the lock released, Manuel shoved on his side so it swung in. For a split second, nothing happened. Oh, shit, is this the right room?


Chapter 27