“My brother,” Russell muttered. “You don’t need to pay me for killing—”
“Lad.” Angus squeezed his shoulder. “Ye worked hard. Ye earned the money. Take it.”
Russell took a deep breath and exhaled. “All right.”
“And ye’re still working for me.” Angus gave him a pointed look. “From now on, I expect reports.”
“Yes, sir.” Russell saluted.
Angus grinned and slapped him on the back. “Off ye go, lad. Yer bride is waiting.”
“Actually, I need to find out who bought Jia’s bracelets so I can buy them back,” Russell said.
Shanna laughed. “I can help you with that.” She handed the dragon baby back to Angus and removed a gift box from her large handbag. “This is your wedding present from Roman and me.”
Russell opened it and discovered Jia’s bracelets inside. “Y-you’re giving them back?”
“I never intended to keep them. They belong to Jia.”
Then it was Roman and Shanna who had helped finance the start of his ranch. “Thank you. I don’t know how I ever got such good friends.”
Shanna gave him a hug. “Enjoy your life with Jia.”
“I will.” He rushed back to his bride and slipped the bracelets onto her wrists. Her eyes glistened with tears, and he knew with a surge of joy that he’d scored big time.
“How did you get them so quickly?” Jia asked.
“Shanna gave them to us as a wedding present.”
Jia blinked away some tears. “We are truly blessed with our friends.”
“I know.” He wiped away a tear as it rolled down her face. “And I’m blessed to have found you. We’ll have a good life. Although I can’t promise that I’ll always agree with you.”
She smiled. “That just means you’ll occasionally be wrong.”
He snorted. “But I do believe we will have a long and happy life. And I will always love you.”
“That’s my cowboy.”
He held her tight. “My princess.”