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The sheriff turned to a young man standing nearby. “Kyle, ride to Laramie and tell the U.S. Marshall what happened.”
“Here,” Charles said, handing him the reins of the horse he rode in on. “Take this one. It’s fast.”
“Yes, sir!” Kyle quickly swung up into the saddle and headed out of town at full speed.
Dallas searched the smoke, and his breath caught… when his gaze fell on Megan.
Chapter 20
Megan
Megan looked through the gun smoke and found Dallas. And she was never so happy to see someone in her life.
She and Dallas ran through the gathering crowd and into each other’s arms. Then his lips crushed down onto hers as he placed his hand on the back of her head. She wrapped her arms around him, engulfed in the safety of his arms.
“I’m so sorry,” he breathed, kissing her face over and again, virtually anywhere his lips could reach.
“I’m sorry, too,” she replied, feeling him all around her.
“I thought I’d lost you.” He kissed down her neck.
“Never.” She pressed against him, surrendering her heart to him.
Finally, he pulled back and gave her one last sweet kiss. “I love you, Megan, and I always will.”
“I love ye, too, Dallas. Forever.”
Then he swept her off her feet and twirled her around, hugging her tightly.
When he set her down, a pained look filled his eyes. “Take care of yourself, and I’ll come for you when I get out.”
Megan’s heart sank. “What are ye talking about? Those men kidnapped me… they came after ye—”
“Shh.” He stroked her hair away from her face as he pulled her against his chest. “Don’t worry. I’ll be out soon.”
“No,” Megan sobbed against his chest. “If they take ye, then they’ll have to take me, too.”
“No. They came after me and I took care of it. You’re not to blame for this.” He held her for what seemed like an eternity, and then pulled back and gently kissed her lips. “Knowing that I have your love and that you’ll be waiting for me is enough.”
She nodded, forcing a smile. “Ye’ll always have it.”
Then he turned around and held his arms out to the sheriff, holding his wrists together.
“What?” Sheriff Clark asked, feigning confusion.
Colton bit his upper lip to keep from smiling.
“You’re going to arrest me, aren’t you?” Dallas asked, confused.
Sheriff Clark shrugged. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. If I arrested you, I’d have to arrest Dirk, Harrison, and Charles, too. As far as I could tell, it was self-defense.” Then he turned to Charles. “Don’t you think so?”
One corner of Charles’s lips curled into a smile. “Looked like self-defense to me.”
Dirk shrugged. “To me, too.”
Harrison held up his hands, smirking. “Hey, I was just defending my property.”
They all looked over at Colton, who held up his hands. “Don’t look at me! Those men attacked first! In my book, we had every right to defend ourselves.”
