Page 64 of Cowboy Wolf's Secret Baby

“You’re going to neigh at me instead of just telling me telepathically?” Conner teased.

The horse neighed again.

Conner went to the hotel and checked out. He heard the maids talking about how the blond woman had destroyed the room before she left. Apparently, Kelly had even broken the television.

It’s a good thing they keep her credit card on file.

He briefly wondered what she was going to do with herself now that she didn’t have the rodeo but then dismissed the thought. She was none of his concern, and he had a lot of other important things to think about, such as getting his life with Beth and Taryn started.

Conner called Micah.

“I’m going to ask her to marry me,” Conner said. “I’m telling you so that if I end up forgetting, you can remind me.”

Micah laughed. “Do you think that she would try the same trick twice?”

“Nope, but just in case.”

“So, you are going to give up the rodeo life for good, huh?”

“I’ll still compete in local events just to stay on my toes,” Conner said. “But, I’m not planning on traveling around anymore. I want to make a life with Beth and Taryn.”

“Are you going to stay in Wyoming?”

“I’m going to try to talk them into moving to New Mexico with me. However, if they really don’t want to move, then I’ll stay in Wyoming. Where we are isn’t important as long as we are together.”

“Congratulations,” Micah said. “Do you believe me now about fated mates? Not even a spell from a powerful witch could ultimately destroy your and Beth’s love.”

“Maybe,” Conner said. “I might even have caught Beth’s scent like you guys talked about.”

“Is this a good time to tell you that I told you so?”

“Nope.” Conner laughed.

“You know that if the wedding is up there, we will all expect to be invited,” Micah said. “You had better keep us in the loop.”

“Unless we just go to Vegas. I’ve always wanted to be married by an Elvis impersonator.”

Micah laughed and they ended the call because Conner was pulling into the parking space in front of the jewelry store.

He shook his head at himself as he looked around, half expecting to see Matilda lurking about in the background. Conner breathed a sigh of relief when the evil witch was nowhere in sight.

“Can I help you?” the woman behind the counter asked.

“I’m looking for some rings,” Conner said. “I’m going to propose to my girlfriend. I don’t want anything gaudy. Maybe something small and delicate. I think she would like something with color, besides just the typical diamond.”

“I have just the thing,” she said.

The woman showed him a gold ring that had an emerald heart-shaped center with two small heart-shaped diamonds on either side.

“Perfect. I will need the wedding rings to go with it.”

He scanned the rings and found a small ring, with a garnet setting, for Taryn. Her birthday was in January and her favorite color was deep red.

“I’ll take that one, too.”

Conner paid for the rings and pocketed the rings. He planned on asking Beth to marry him that night.

The stands were packed that night. Taryn and Jenna excelled in their events, each of them taking home first and second place in events. Kelly was right about one thing. If the girls decided to make a career out of the rodeo, they would dominate the field. Their times were every bit as good as the adult riders. They would only continue to get better.

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