Chapter 17 MAGGIE'S DAUGHTER

ATHENA'S POV

It had been hours since I had been travelling with Maggie through the woods. She led me to believe it would have been a quick trip. My knees were tired, and I was becoming hungry.

"Maybe I should go back. You said your daughter was only two hours away."

"Two hours running in wolf form. But remember child, you don't have that privilege. So it's 6 hours, give or take.”

I rolled my eyes. This was fucked up. I should be home getting ready for my ceremony with Xavier. But then it hit me. What did Maggie mean by I needed to learn how the pack ran things?

Maybe they were old-fashioned and allowed pack members to watch their Alpha and his mate have sex to ensure that the pair were fully mated. My skin crawled. I didn't think I could survive such an ordeal.

“Great,” I whined as I stepped onto the muddy fields. “I wish I'd known how far we'd travel, so I could have worn better shoes,” I cursed, looking down at the brown gladiator sandals that were muddied and wet. Maggie stopped, a