Chapter 142

Aisha's POV The next morning, the council chamber smelled faintly of burnt wood and damp fur. The long table was already surrounded by pack elders when I arrived. Their eyes tracked me as I took my seat, and I could feel the weight of unspoken questions pressing in. Lenny had warned me that they would resist the idea. She hadn't exaggerated. When the Alpha gave me the floor, I stood, letting the silence stretch just long enough for everyone to focus. "I am here to propose the creation of a female werewolf training base," I said. My voice carried clearly in the still air. "It will operate alongside the main warrior program but focus exclusively on she-wolves, giving them equal access to physical training, strategy, and leadership preparation." Predictably, the first elder to speak was Elder Raith, whose beard was almost as long as his list of outdated opinions. "Why separate them at all?" he said, his tone sharp. "If women want to train, they can join the existing program." "They can,"