#Chapter 119: Council Arrival and Early Challenges

Aurora's POV The car ride to the Grand Assembly Hall felt like driving toward our own execution. Kane sat beside me in loaded silence. We both knew what waited ahead—a carefully orchestrated political ambush designed to destroy us before we could expose the real threat. "Remember the plan," Kane said as the massive stone building came into view. "Hit Raymond's accusations head-on but don't linger. Then pivot hard to the evidence. Don't let them drag us into endless personal defense." I nodded. We'd rehearsed this strategy until dawn. Acknowledge the character assassination briefly, then hammer home the existential danger threatening every territory. Simple in theory. Probably a nightmare in execution. The Grand Assembly Hall rose before us like a monument to werewolf tradition, all carved stone and towering arches that had witnessed centuries of pack politics. Today it felt more like a colosseum where we were the entertainment. Walking through those doors was like stepping