Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire

“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.”