Poor Veronica. Mrs. Gravely took the phone from me and replaced it in the draw and locked it.
“I don’t think I need to tell you that any deviation from the program will lead to Veronica being re-introduced to the lash. Neither of us want that, do we?”
No,” I said, still shocked at the sight of Veronica’s lash marks.
“You will address me as ‘Ma’am’, Andrea,” she said and looked at me, waiting.