Katia smiled and repeated clearly, "I said, 'Have Kaelen kneel outside.' "
"Until I've calmed down," Katia added.
A vein throbbed in Kaelen's temple. "You want me to kneel out there and apologize?"
Making him kneel publicly would humiliate him more than any beating!
Katia said gently, "I'm only thinking of what's best for Kaelen, giving him a chance to reflect. "
Katia knew her hotheaded brother was young and proud. His reputation meant everything to him. If word got out that he'd knelt in the freezing night to apologize to his sister, the shame would cut deeper than any whip.
In werewolf culture, kneeling was a huge humiliation. Only wolves who'd committed serious crimes, or Omega slaves of the lowest rank, were forced to their knees. For Kaelen, the Beta family's heir
