Chapter 105
The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)
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Jara
When we return to the conference room after lunch, I feel better about our n to take care of Layan. I
know that she needs us, the four of us that were in the iming with her.
Title of the document
But for now, I need to make sure that not only Layan, but every werewolf female is safe.
As we sit down, Elder Jason steps up to begin.
“As I mentioned earlier, we have two more petitions that seem to be in opposition to each other. The
first was presented by Alpha Gunnar, the second was presented by the Lunas. We’ll start with Alpha
Gunnar’s petition. It states that packs will have absolute oversight and control of their she-wolves, with
the notable exception of their requirement to enter the iming process after they reach the age of
maturity.”
“What does that even mean?” I ask him.
“It means that I say what happens to the she-wolves in my pack.” Gunnar says, smirking at me and it’s
a look that has the hair on the back of my neck going up.
“Meaning that you get to r*ap*e them because they are in your pack?” Hana asks.
“Meaning, that if their ‘mate’,” he uses air quotes, “can’t get her pregnant, then as their Alpha, it’s my
duty to propagate the species and impregnate her.”
“You’re disgusting.” Annabel says.
“So, let me get this straight.” I say, standing up, because I want to make sure every Alpha in this room
is paying attention and hears what I’m about to say. “After all your bullshit this morning about needing
to be the strongest wolf to catch a she- wolf to ensure the continuation of the species, it sounds to me
that if you STILL can’t get a mate, you’re basically going to steal the mates of those in your pack who
beat you out, r*ap*e their she-wolves and then what? Give them back to their mates? Is that what I’m
understanding?”
I can tell by the way the other Alphas are looking at him that they do not agree with this. The iming
was put into ce so the strongest survive. It may not be the best system, but it’s certainly a better
option than Alphas sitting back and r*ap*ing their pack members’ mates.
“It wouldn’t be like that.” Gunnar says.
“How would it be?” Hana asks,ing to stand beside me.
“I’m just saying, we have to ensure that our species doesn’t go extinct.” He says, his voice not nearly
as strong as it was before.
“And yet, you fought against the decisions that would continue our species, keep us strong and build a
better future for our species. And I believe you said, and I quote, ‘A woman’s job is to be a bed warmer
for her mate and birth his young. Alpha or no, if you can’t do that, you’re pretty worthless.’ So, I’m
guessing if your pack mate can’t get their ‘worthless’ mate pregnant, you’re going to do your duty, as an
Alpha, and make sure she gets pregnant?” I snarl at him.
He grits his teeth, not answering.
“Let’s take it to a vote.” Elder Jason says.
The vote was thirteen to one, Gunnar being the only one that voted for, his petition, thank goodness.
Maybe there’s hope for our species after all.
“Last on our docket today is the petition put forth by the Lunas. This petition contains seven items.”
I hear grumbling as the Alphas realize that it’s likely we’ll be here until tomorrow. “Do we need to break
so that everyone can make arrangements to stay another night and not have their packs expect them
until tomorrow?” Elder Jason asks. After unanimous agreement, we break to extend our stay, and let
the pack know we won’t be back untilte tomorrow, or maybe early the next day.
It’s mid-afternoon before we finally settle back into the conference room and Elder Jason takes his
petition at the front of the room.
“As I mentioned before, thest petition of this meeting was put forth by the Lunas with the support of
their mates. The first item in the petition states, ‘She-wolves will haveplete and unlimited ess to
each other.”
“For what purpose?” Alpha Shawn asks.
“Support, a*s*sistance, camaraderie. We are werewolves after all. We’re pack animals. There are so
few of us and we’re spread out all over the country, so we don’t even know each other. We want to
change that.” Hana says. Since she’s taking lead on this petition, she is the one speaking for us.
“Let’s take it to a vote.” Elder Jason says.
Once again, it’s thirteen to one, with Alpha Gunnar against the change. Since he wanted total and
complete domination over his she-wolves, I’m not surprised. “This petition will be put intow.” Elder
Jason says.
The next item on the petition states, ‘She-wolves will a*s*sist with pregnancy and birthing’s’.”
I see Alpha Saul and Alpha Zaire whip their heads around to us, a slow smile spreading on Alpha
Zaire’s face.
“We have doctors, we don’t need she-wolves meddling in the birthing process. And what are they going
to do during their pregnancy? Rub their feet?” Alpha Emmanuel asks. I dislike him almost as much as I
dislike Alpha Gunnar.
“Alpha Emmanuel, have you ever been pregnant?” Hana asks and I can tell by the tone in her voice
that she’s about to put this Alpha in his ce. I sit back to watch. “Of course, I haven’t, what kind of
question is that?” He says, huffing.
“Have you ever had a menstrual cycle?” Hana continues.
“What is the point of your questions, youngdy?” He snarls.
“Luna!” Seth snarls right back.
“The point is, you don’t have the physical equipment necessary to understand what a she-wolf goes
through when she’s pregnant. You don’t know what it feels like to birth a pup or lose a pup. And before
any of you state the obvious, you are correct, I don’t either. But my body has the ability to do those
things where yours doesn’t. I can be empathetic with a she-wolf that may lose her pup in a way that
none of the Alphas in this room can. And there are several she-wolves who have given birth who could
be a positive and caring support to those who are struggling with their pregnancies or even during
childbirth. I would use my mother-inw as an example. She does know what it’s like, and while she
may not have lost a child while pregnant, she had a daughter that did, and she has lost a child. She is
more uniquely qualified than any of you are to support a she-wolf in your packs.”
“I agree with Luna Hana. When my Gia lost one of our pups, she was devastated. I didn’t know what to
do for her, how tofort her. It was a terrible time and maybe if another she-wolf could have been
there for her, she would have responded more quickly. I agree with this item in the petition.”
“Let’s take it to a vote.” Elder Jason says.
This time is ten to four, Alpha Gunnar and his posse voting against us. Doesn’t matter, they still lost.
“This item will be ced intow.”
“The next item up for review states, ‘Once a month, a representative from each pack that has she-
wolves will attend meetings organized by the Lunas’.”
“You already want ess to our packs, now you want monthly meetings too? Give me a break, even
the Alphas only meet annually.” Thises from Alpha Conrad.
“Perhaps you’d be doing more to ensure the continuation of our race if you met more frequently.” I say,
giving him a snarky smile.
“Unlike the Alphas that have unlimited ess to other packs and other Alphas, the Lunas and other
she-wolves do not. We would like to change that. It’s another way to support each other, provide ideas
of things that work in our packs and may be helpful in other packs. It’s a way to ensure that we know if
someone is struggling with their pregnancy or is getting close to childbirth so we can make
arrangements to send someone to help, if needed. There are many things that can be aplished
during these monthly meetings.” Hana exins.
“This sounds like some other way for you to try to take control of our packs. Using these petitions as a
way to infiltrate our packs and overthrow us as Alphas.” Gunnar says.
“That’s not it at all, Alpha. Our sole intention is to support the she- wolves and ensure that they are
being treated well in their packs. If you are mistreating your she-wolves, that is another story, but if you
are treating them well, then we have no problems.” Hana says.
“Treating them well.” He says, using air quotes. “That’s pretty subjective.”
“I can a*s*sure you, r*ap*e is not considered treating your she-wolves well, Alpha Gunnar.” I say.
“Let’s vote.” Elder Jason says. Again, it’s a ten to four vote, with Gunnar and his minions voting against
it. I have to wonder if they really don’t agree with this or if they are just following Gunnar.
“This item will be ced intow. Due to the time, I vote that we end for the day and continue this again
tomorrow morning.”
Everyone agrees and we adjourn for the day.