“You look absolutely beautiful, Myra.”
Myra smiled at the man who held her in his arms while they danced at the Westmoreland Charity Ball.
Last night, in this same ballroom, she and Pete had exchanged vows to become husband and wife. It had turned out to be the perfect plan since most of his friends had already arrived in town for the ball. Miss Bonnie had returned to town, as well. Wallace was the one who’d given her away. He and Pete had hit it off the moment they’d met. She and Pete would leave tomorrow on their honeymoon, a week in Honolulu. That was the longest they wanted to be away from Ciara.
“Thank you, and I think you look rather handsome yourself.”
He grinned at the compliment. “Are you happy?” he asked her.
“Immensely. Especially since that matter with my company has been resolved.”
The situation involving Baron had been more serious than Myra had known. It seemed the FBI already had Baron, Charlene and his cohorts under their radar. Baron’s friend, the one he’d sent to grab her in Denver, had taken a plea deal. The man’s confession and evidence had resulted in the arrests of Baron, Charlene and several of Baron’s friends. The FBI had uncovered a number of their extortion schemes. It was also discovered that the island where they’d intended to take Myra was known as a depot for human trafficking.
Pete had accompanied her back to Charleston where she claimed total control of her company and then turned the head job over to Wallace, just like her father had wanted. Christmas morning had been wonderful, waking up to celebrate their birthdays together. Miss Bonnie had baked a huge chocolate cake for them. Later that day they had joined the Westmorelands for dinner at Dillon and Pam’s home.
“That woman is absolutely gorgeous,” she said, looking over Pete’s shoulder.
“Who?”
“Garth Outlaw’s date.”
He chuckled. “Regan isn’t actually his date. They’ve known each other for years. She took over as his pilot when her father retired. I understand he’d been the Outlaws’ personal pilot for over forty years. And by the way, I happen to think you’re absolutely gorgeous, as well.”
She looked at him and smiled. “Thanks, sweetheart.” She then returned her attention back to the couple. Like them, Regan and Garth were on the dance floor. “That might be the case, but I still think they look good together. And I can’t get over how much Garth looks like Riley.”
Pete chuckled. “I know. Anyone who thinks the Westmorelands and Outlaws aren’t related just has to look at those two. Same thing with Dillon and Dare Westmoreland from Atlanta. Those are some strong Westmoreland genes.”
Myra had to agree. And regardless of what Pete said about Garth and his pilot, she could detect a romance brewing between those two, even if they couldn’t detect it themselves. She gazed back into her husband’s eyes and at that moment she knew that he was her joy and her happiness.
She had loved being the sheriff’s nanny and now she looked forward to forever being the sheriff’s wife.
Don’t miss Garth’s story, coming December 2020,
only from New York Times bestselling author
Brenda Jackson and Harlequin Desire!
And if you love the Westmorelands and their friends and family, you’ll also love the Steeles,
another family of alpha men from award-winning
and bestselling author Brenda Jackson!
Mercury Steele meets his match in
Seduced by a Steele
available from Harlequin Desire
in April 2020, and Mercury’s brother Gannon
gets his own story in May 2020!
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