Lucy came in. Edward was with her, and also a third person, a girl Isabel hadn’t seen before. Edward looked at Isabel and his eyes lit up. He obviously knew what he was going to witness. Isabel remembered his excitement last time when he’d watched Lucy get the cane. As she stood watching Lucy and Edward, plus this new girl who was with them, a thought came to Isabel.
Was Edward’s excitement the reason why Lucy was so intent on a caning?
Crystal addressed them as soon as everyone had arrived. First, she gave names all round. While she did so Isabel stood by her side, and thought.
Edward was from some foreign embassy. Lucy was in the intelligence services. Edward liked watching girls get corporal punishment. Edward would know some of his country’s secrets. Lucy would want those secrets…
