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"Chloe Peterson, front and center."

Izaak's firm tone made me gulp, especially after what I had just witnessed with Violet.  I pushed myself up from the sofa, shuffling towards the stool where Gabe and Izaak stood towering over me.  I'd been quiet and compliant during the whole meeting, hoping that my invisibility would get me off the hook.  It hadn't.  

"Skirt up, panties down, and get into position," Gabe said.  His tone was softer with me than it had been with Violet, and I sense that while part of him wanted to (and enjoyed) punishing me, another part of him was sorry that he had to do it.  Why had I agreed to this deal in the first place?  Or why didn't I tell Violet to not fuck around with Gabe?

I guess part of me was also curious about what it would be like.

"Let's go!" he said, snapping his fingers as my hesitation.  Shivering, I pushed my panties down and bent over the stool, gripping onto the wooden legs.

"You did not follow instructions," Izaak commented, which caused me to blush and push up my skirt, exposing my bare bottom for everyone to see.  

I squeezed my eyes shut and swallowed the lump in my throat, trying to hide behind my hair.  

Gabe rested the cane on my bottom, then spoke.  "I know it was Violet's idea to go over budget, but your responsibility was to remind her that you'd both get caned for it.  Did you do that?"

"No, Sir," I said in a low voice, bracing myself as the first cane stroke landed.  It took a split second for the burning sensation to spread across my backside.  

"Why not?"

In this position, with Gabe's firm authority, I could not tell a lie.  "Because she was in a bossy mood after you made her paddle Molly the night before."  I felt Molly squirm with me calling her out and silently hoped that she didn't hate me for saying it.

I felt Gabe's grin behind me as he landed the second lash.  "Since when has that stopped you before?"

Wincing, I gripped on tighter to the legs of the stool, kicking a little to try and relieve myself of the biting pain.  "She was taking it next level during our trip."

Violet reacted in some way.  "Only cuz you almost blew our cover by sneaking into the house lookin' for evidence."

There was a shocked pause in the room, as if everyone was holding their breath, until Gabe finally said, "Excuse me?"

I glanced over at Violet, who seemed to regret her words, but still maintained her tough demeanor.  "Don't worry, I took care of it."