Kael's POV
"The council has agreed to our latest proposal, and from now on, our pack will be given ten additional seats in the council party. With this, we will not just have more power in the council—"
Ron was updating me about the latest news, while all I could think about was 'her'.
Standing on the windowsill with my hands behind my back, I looked at my doll, standing there in the burning sun with her hands up. She was receiving one of Mae's punishments.
Five hours.
It had been five hours since she had been standing like this. Her pale face was now red, burned under the sun. An uncomfortable-looking gown clung to her, weighing her down, and her feet were covered in very high heels.
I didn't know what she had done this time to get on Mae's nerves, but whatever it was, it had cost her a lot.