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    A Dove's Wing
    A Dove's Wing
    A Dove's Wing
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    A Dove's Wing

    By Katya Harris

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    When his nephew shoots a dove with a BB gun, veterinarian Abel March promises the remorseful boy that he will take care of the bird and its broken wing. He doesn’t count on the dove changing into a (very naked) man in the middle of the night.

    The shapeshifter’s name is Darcy and his clan has just moved into the area, much to the dismay of some of the residents who hold prejudices against their kind.

    Sweet and sometimes sassy, Darcy is the first man Abel has felt connected to for a long time. He wants to keep him safe, and when someone threatens him, Abel reacts with unusual ferocity. He’s falling in love with Darcy, but when circumstances separate them, he’s left not knowing if the sentiment is returned.

    The answer to that question will change both of their lives forever.

    A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Daily Dose package "A Walk on the Wild Side".

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamspinner Press
    Release dateJun 1, 2016
    ISBN9781634774901
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      A Dove's Wing - Katya Harris

      A Dove’s Wing

      By Katya Harris

      When his nephew shoots a dove with a BB gun, veterinarian Abel March promises the remorseful boy that he will take care of the bird and its broken wing. He doesn’t count on the dove changing into a (very naked) man in the middle of the night.

      The shapeshifter’s name is Darcy and his clan has just moved into the area, much to the dismay of some of the residents who hold prejudices against their kind.

      Sweet and sometimes sassy, Darcy is the first man Abel has felt connected to for a long time. He wants to keep him safe, and when someone threatens him, Abel reacts with unusual ferocity. He’s falling in love with Darcy, but when circumstances separate them, he’s left not knowing if the sentiment is returned.

      The answer to that question will change both of their lives forever.

      Chapter One

      AS SOON as Billy pulled the trigger, he knew he’d made a mistake. Ignoring Lance’s sound of protest, he threw the BB gun to the ground, but it was too late. The shot cracked through the quiet forest, echoed first by Billy’s cry and then the bird’s as it fell from its perch in a flurry of ragged feathers.

      Chased by Lance’s bloodthirsty whoop, Billy ran forward. Skidding to a stop in front of the bird, he hunched over it, his hands hovering uselessly over the little animal. What have I done? What have I done? repeated over and over in his head.

      A black barrel appeared out of the corner of his eye. Whipping around, Billy pushed the BB gun away. Lance, what are you doing?

      A gleaming light Billy didn’t like danced about in his friend’s eyes. Lance aimed his new gun back at the bird. I’m putting it out of its misery. It’s still breathing.

      It was. Billy hadn’t noticed its sides were still moving. Even as he looked, the bird started to move its wings in a weak flutter.

      This time Billy used his shoulders to knock Lance’s gun aside. Carefully sliding his hands beneath the bird’s small body, he picked it up and cradled it against his chest.

      What are you doing, Billy? Lance demanded. Put it down and I’ll kill it.

      No. Lurching to his feet, awkward with his need not to jostle the bird and hurt it any more, Billy walked away. I’m going to take it to my uncle. Uncle Abel’s house was nearby, nearer than Billy’s own, and he was a vet.

      Lance frowned. Why? I wanna shoot it.

      Billy turned his shoulder, shielding the bird. Go away, Lance.

      Billy—

      Go away! he screamed and took off, running through the trees toward his uncle’s house.

      UNCLE ABEL! Uncle Abel!

      Panic kicked Abel in the stomach. Dropping the basket of laundry he had just been about to sort, he ran down the stairs toward Billy’s shrill voice. His nephew was in the kitchen, his small, usually sun-kissed face pale and dominated by huge, tear-damp eyes. What the hell had happened?

      Racing over to him, Abel grabbed hold of Billy’s thin shoulders. Billy, what’s wrong?

      Billy’s bottom lip trembled. More tears spilled over and ran down his cheeks. I’m sorry, Uncle Abel. I shouldn’t have done it, I know.

      Abel’s frown deepened. Done what?

      Billy’s arms shifted, and it was then that Abel noticed what he was holding. A bird. He knew then that Billy wasn’t the one who was hurt, not physically at least.

      Carefully, Abel lifted the bird out of his nephew’s arms. It was a dove. Abel cradled it in his big hands, examining it. What happened to it?

      The expression on Billy’s face could only be called stricken. I— He licked his lips. I shot it, Uncle Abel. With Lance’s new BB gun. I’m so sorry. Is it gonna be okay?

      Abel’s mouth had tightened at Billy’s confession. His stomach roiled, and he made a mental note to have a word with his brother-in-law, Billy’s dad, about the friends his son was running around with.

      I don’t know, he said and watched, unmoved, as Billy flinched at his cold tone.

      Taking the bird over to the sun-drenched kitchen table, Abel examined it. It was breathing and was even awake, its eyes watching him as he gently extended one wing and then the other. With a weak cry the dove started to struggle in his hands.

      Shh, shh, shh, shhhh. Easy there, Abel crooned, stroking its ruffled feathers back into place. The dove calmed beneath the gentle touch of his hand. It really was a beautiful bird, its feathers a pale bluish gray that shaded down to almost white along the tips of its wings, with a black ring circling its neck.

      Is it going to be all right, Uncle Abel?

      There was true regret in Billy’s trembling voice, and Abel felt the heavy knot of anger in his chest ease. He sighed. He didn’t like being angry, and with his only and beloved nephew least of all.

      I think so. The BB didn’t pierce the skin, but its wing is broken.

      The beginnings of hope started to unfurl in Billy’s eyes. Can you fix it?

      "I don’t know. Maybe. As long as shock doesn’t kill the poor

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