Fourth Hope by Clare Atling Page A

he was healthy, Hope and Colt left Penn Lake to take over the pack that Marcus had tried to tear apart. They still had a lot of work to do, but they were slowly winning the battle.
    H aving reached the altar, Hope kept her eyes on his until her father released her arm and gave her over to Colt. She placed her hand over his scarred face and leant up to kiss him.
    ‘ I love you.’ It was all she needed to say. The last year had been a real trial of ups and downs, but her family had been behind her all the way. Today, she was getting married to her mate in front of her new pack and old. Her three best friends stood beside her, while her brothers and nephews stood behind Colt. Their second-in-command, Tyler, stood the other side of Colt. He had helped Colt round up the scattered pack members and build a new life for those who wanted to rejoin.
    No one mourned Marcus’s passing, although she knew it had taken Colt a few weeks to come to terms with what had happened. Life was just perfect and she couldn’t wait to tell Colt that they were going to be adding to their little family in seven months’ time. She couldn’t believe she hadn’t told him so far, but she wanted it to be her wedding gift to him. She knew her mom was going to kill her for falling pregnant before getting married, but figured once the baby was here she would forgive Hope and Colt.
    ‘ I love you too,’ he replied. ‘Now, shall we make this legal? I want to get this over with so I can get on with our honeymoon.’ Colt waggled his eyebrows at her making the rest of the guests laugh, even her father. She loved this family with everything inside of her – Seth and Sarah with baby Zak, Logan and Callie with baby Daniel, and Brandon and Maggie with baby twins. Her life was perfect without any drama.
    ‘ Umm, guys…’ Maggie spoke up and blushed as everyone turned to look at her. ‘I think you better make it quick as my waters have just broke.’ Well, almost no drama , Hope snorted to herself. She really did love this family.
    The End
     
    Thank you for reading the final instalment in the Penn Lake Wolves series. Hope you enjoyed all of them. Watch out for a possible spin-off, involving Colt and Hope’s new pack, coming next year.