Elena's POV Luke walked to his designated seat and remained silent. He didn't explicitly mention our relationship or continue to speak up for me. I knew this was his way of giving me a chance. I stood up and calmly adjusted my clothes. With an emotionless expression, I looked around the room and suddenly noticed Gabriel's figure. I didn't dwell on him for too long though, instead, I raised my voice confidently and spoke up, "Hello everyone, I am Elena Brown, the only Alpha heir of Ironclad Pack." All eyes were on me again as I continued, "I don't believe there's any rule in the Alliance Regulations that prohibits women from attending meetings. If your understanding is so narrow that you can only see me as a woman and not for what I can bring to the Alliance, then I'm sorry, you