Third Rank Penn Lake Wolves Book Three (8 page)

Chapter Thirteen

Hope knocked on the door to her parents’
bedroom quietly as she didn’t want to wake her father. Her mother’s voice
welcomed her in and she opened the door. Her father was still healing in his
wolf form and her mum was sitting next to him, running her fingers through his
fur. Even Hope could feel the love that engulfed this room.

‘Seeing as no one wants to leave
their mates,’ she began, ‘and Seth has taken Sarah to the mainland to get her
arm looked at, I’m going to head on over to see how our prisoner is doing.’ Hope
smiled at her mother’s look of distrust.

‘Now, Hope, don’t you go down
there causing trouble,’ said Mary. ‘From what Maggie told you, it was Colt who
helped her out, and it was Colt who saved our Callie from Marcus in the first
place.’

‘I’m not going to cause trouble,’
replied Hope. ‘But the guys might like some food, seeing as they’ll probably be
there most of the night till Seth gets back. I won’t be long. I’ve got my phone
if you need me.’ She walked over to her mother and kissed her cheek. ‘I love
you, Mum.’

‘I love you too, Hope.’

Shutting the door behind her to
give them privacy, Hope pulled on her jacket before heading into the night
towards the marina. The small building to the right looked more like a storage
shed, but she knew it held a small cell for any rogue wolves that needed to be
held before being transported to the mainland. Colt would be there, but she had
no intention of feeding him. She had brought food along for Alex and the boys
and hoped he would feel hungry watching the others eat in front of him.

She knocked on the door and
walked into the small building.

‘Hey, guys. I brought some food
for you all.’ Alex sat up in his chair and looked as tired as she felt.

‘How’s your dad?’ Alex grabbed
the bowl of casserole and delved into it with the bread Hope had brought along,
like he had been a starving man. The others joined him at the small table.

‘He’s as okay as he can be,’ she
replied. ‘Mum’s with him. How’s the captive?’ She turned to see Colt had sat up
on the small bed and was staring at her. She walked closer to the bars, but not
close enough for him to grab her if he wished. She barely noticed the scars
across his cheek, for the man staring at her had to be the hottest man she had
ever laid eyes on.

Colt stood up and started walking
towards her, sniffing the air, when Hope caught his scent. The woody, musky,
powerful scent caused her whole body to go on high alert and her wolf to howl
in euphoria. It had found its mate! Colt was her mate and he knew it, too,
judging by the way he was staring at her with those dark eyes.

‘Oh fuck!’ Hope shouted.

‘What’s wrong, Hope?’ Alex jumped
up next to her.

‘Bloody hell. He’s my mate.’ She
saw the smile that reached across Colt’s lips.

‘Well, damn, princess. Looks like
I’ll be seeing more of you.’ Colt’s thick, deep voice curled around her, making
her panties instantly wet.

‘No way!’ she shouted. ‘What did
I do to deserve this?’ With that, she stormed out of the building towards her
parents’ home.

Colt sat back down on the bed and
smiled. Hot damn, that pretty little thing was his mate. He had given up hope
of ever finding one, but it just so happened to be the sister of the pack he
hated.

‘Shit, Seth’s going to go ape
shit once he hears this.’ Alex shook his head and laughed at Colt. ‘I hope you’re
ready for her. She’s going to be a tough one to catch.’

‘Good job I like to chase.’ Colt
lay down and looked up at the ceiling. Life was about to change – whether it
was for the better, he didn’t know yet. But things were certainly about to get
interesting.

The End

Colt and Hope’s Story December
2013