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It felt as if her back were being branded as she felt the weight of several pairs of eyes watching her as she began her solitary walk down the long hallway. Lucas gave a small smile when he saw her back straighten, and her steps grow more sure as she obeyed the first order given by her husband.
Chapter 4
Edward was handing Louisa's cloak to Molly as he heard Lucas' order to Lucy. He didn't speak as he watched her silently walk down the hall. Louisa turned to Lucas, her hand reaching out to touch his arm.
"But, she just married," Louisa said, her voice pleading. "Lucas, please, you are barely wed. Couldn't you...”
"Be silent, Louisa," Edward said, sternly.
"But, Papa," she said her heart aching, "it isn't fair.... It's just this once...”
"Louisa Michelle Wintercrest," Edward said, reaching to take her arm. "As you say, Lucy just wed, meaning she also just gave her vows. I suggest you remember yours, as well. Have you forgotten that Lucille earned the spanking she is to receive by her unacceptable behavior this morning? We all knew that she would be punished upon our return home."
"Yes ... yes, I... but ... she said she was sorry. Maybe Lucas could..." Louisa attempted, not aware of the look of shock on Anna's face as Louisa continued.
"I find you are forgetting a great deal, young lady," Edward interrupted, his voice showing his disapproval. "You are to respectfully address Lord Huntington as Sir, or, now that he has married your sister, Uncle Lucas shall suffice. However, you are not to be so familiar that it allows you to forget your proper place nor his proper authority," he said, and was pleased to see her flush with embarrassment at her improper address.
"Yes, Sir," Louisa said. “I’m sorry, I ... I didn't mean to be disrespectful. It ... it is just ... well, it is Lucy's wedding day, and I thought ... what could it hurt if...”
"Enough!" Edward said, louder. He was amazed that she continued to ignore his warning and argue. "Marriage, as you know, little lady, does not negate the need for discipline. In fact, marriage demands a husband take an even firmer hand," Edward said sternly. He was stunned when he saw her mouth open as if to continue her argument.
"Louisa," he said, reaching out to cup her chin. "Young lady, you are to remain absolutely silent. If you so much as utter another word, I promise you shall spend the rest of the day not only with a burning bottom, but you shall have a gag pressed into your disobedient little mouth to teach you to bridle your tongue!" He was pleased to see the realization that she should be far less concerned about her sister's fate and far more concerned about her own immediate future. He released her chin and turned to Lucas, who had stood quietly while Edward dealt with his wife.
Edward took Lucy's cloak from Lucas and passed it to Molly who was silently witnessing the scene. Edward reached into his pocket and extracted a small key, which he passed to Lucas.
"Are you sure you won't need it, as well?" Lucas asked Edward. He heard Louisa moan and watched as her face grew pale, as if only now realizing her husband might intend to spank her, also. Edward shook his head.
"I have all I shall need in my chamber," Edward said, and Lucas nodded, slipping the key into his own pocket. Lucas turned to speak quietly with Anna, who had been a silent witness to the scene. She listened intently and assured him she understood his request. They all watched as Lucas turned to follow his bride.
Louisa watched him leave and understood she had truly overstepped boundaries she had no wish to cross. "I'm sorry, Papa," she said quietly. I just don't want her hurt on her wedding day." Edward shook his head, not believing she had already broken his order to remain silent. Despite the fact that she was making an apology, he knew she had just earned a much more physical lesson to remind her to obey his every word.
Chapter 4
Edward was handing Louisa's cloak to Molly as he heard Lucas' order to Lucy. He didn't speak as he watched her silently walk down the hall. Louisa turned to Lucas, her hand reaching out to touch his arm.
"But, she just married," Louisa said, her voice pleading. "Lucas, please, you are barely wed. Couldn't you...”
"Be silent, Louisa," Edward said, sternly.
"But, Papa," she said her heart aching, "it isn't fair.... It's just this once...”
"Louisa Michelle Wintercrest," Edward said, reaching to take her arm. "As you say, Lucy just wed, meaning she also just gave her vows. I suggest you remember yours, as well. Have you forgotten that Lucille earned the spanking she is to receive by her unacceptable behavior this morning? We all knew that she would be punished upon our return home."
"Yes ... yes, I... but ... she said she was sorry. Maybe Lucas could..." Louisa attempted, not aware of the look of shock on Anna's face as Louisa continued.
"I find you are forgetting a great deal, young lady," Edward interrupted, his voice showing his disapproval. "You are to respectfully address Lord Huntington as Sir, or, now that he has married your sister, Uncle Lucas shall suffice. However, you are not to be so familiar that it allows you to forget your proper place nor his proper authority," he said, and was pleased to see her flush with embarrassment at her improper address.
"Yes, Sir," Louisa said. “I’m sorry, I ... I didn't mean to be disrespectful. It ... it is just ... well, it is Lucy's wedding day, and I thought ... what could it hurt if...”
"Enough!" Edward said, louder. He was amazed that she continued to ignore his warning and argue. "Marriage, as you know, little lady, does not negate the need for discipline. In fact, marriage demands a husband take an even firmer hand," Edward said sternly. He was stunned when he saw her mouth open as if to continue her argument.
"Louisa," he said, reaching out to cup her chin. "Young lady, you are to remain absolutely silent. If you so much as utter another word, I promise you shall spend the rest of the day not only with a burning bottom, but you shall have a gag pressed into your disobedient little mouth to teach you to bridle your tongue!" He was pleased to see the realization that she should be far less concerned about her sister's fate and far more concerned about her own immediate future. He released her chin and turned to Lucas, who had stood quietly while Edward dealt with his wife.
Edward took Lucy's cloak from Lucas and passed it to Molly who was silently witnessing the scene. Edward reached into his pocket and extracted a small key, which he passed to Lucas.
"Are you sure you won't need it, as well?" Lucas asked Edward. He heard Louisa moan and watched as her face grew pale, as if only now realizing her husband might intend to spank her, also. Edward shook his head.
"I have all I shall need in my chamber," Edward said, and Lucas nodded, slipping the key into his own pocket. Lucas turned to speak quietly with Anna, who had been a silent witness to the scene. She listened intently and assured him she understood his request. They all watched as Lucas turned to follow his bride.
Louisa watched him leave and understood she had truly overstepped boundaries she had no wish to cross. "I'm sorry, Papa," she said quietly. I just don't want her hurt on her wedding day." Edward shook his head, not believing she had already broken his order to remain silent. Despite the fact that she was making an apology, he knew she had just earned a much more physical lesson to remind her to obey his every word.
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