Zion's POV:
Athena's presence in my brother Damon's room felt off. I couldn't shake the feeling that she had lied to my mother about why she was there. Something about her being in his room didn't sit right with me. I needed to talk to her and figure out what was going on.
"Mom, I'll drop Athena home," I offered, hoping to get a moment alone with her.
My mother agreed without a second thought, while Damon just shot me a look. He hated that I was friends with Athena, an omega, someone he saw as weak and beneath him. But I couldn't really blame him for thinking that way.
That's just how the hierarchy worked in our world—strong wolves ruled, and the weaker ones were often dismissed.
But Athena wasn't weak, not to me.
As Athena settled into the passenger seat, I started the car, and a
