The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 36

Chapter 36

If Eliza hadn't known about Nolan's extreme

treme aversion to women getting too close to him, she might have misunderstood his slightly odd choice of

She cleared her throat. "Moming prayers are over, and there's nothing much to do until evening prayers."

"Alright, let's go then, Nolan said, turning to leave.

Eliza quickly followed but then hesitated, "Prince Nolan, could you go ahead? I need to put away the Bible first meet you there."

Tine.

, but don't take too long." he said before heading toward the back mountain.

Eliza nodded and hurried off to put her books away. About fifteen minutes later, she returned with two water buckets, planning to fetch water from

the uream.

But the moment she arrived, she sensed something was off

At the stream, Nolan wasn't alone-four Black Flag sokliers stood nearby, and a young woman knelt on the ground.

The girl had her back turned, but Eliza didn't need to see her

er face to recognize her-Sophie

Two Black Flag soldiers stood by Nolan, and the other two held Sophie down on the rocky ground, keeping her from getting up

As Eliza approached, carrying her buckets, she heard Sophie's mudled sobs. "Please, Prince Nolan, have mercy. I only came to visit Saint Grace Nunnery and got lost. I didn't mean to disturb you."

"Visi Nolan let out a short, cold laugh, as if she'd just told a joke. "Saint Grace Nunnery is closed to visitors for a month. So tell me, did someone

or did you sneak

sister is the

before her, unable to hide the pitiful yet resentful look in her gaze. "You must remember mr. You saw me the day

expression retrained

hitched. She opened her mouth to protest, but before she could, Nolan glanced past her and said, "Since you claim to be the Holy

confusion-then noticed the direction

turned her head-just in time to see a figure in

her, holding a wooden bucket. Before Sophie could react, the bucket tipped forward. Then, a cascade water drenched her from head to

säricked, her hair sticking to her face, her soaked clothes clinging

shock faded, anger

even settled the scope from last time, and now she humiliates me

down, unfazed. "Who's the lunatic? Weren't you just calling

her teeth clenched. "Drenching someone out of nowhere-if that's not crazy,

unreasonable Eliza is. I was just talking to you-l didn't

he didn't comuneng Inwead, he glanced at Eliza, who stood there with an icy expression, exuding nothing

he thought he se sothing else in

sister he thought, then dismissed the idea almost immediately. "No, that doesn't make sense. Their relationship

wariness appeared. What exactly is she guarding against?

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Chapter 36

CHIC WOlan.

wasn't stupid enough to switch sides

he didn't know was that his guess

never believed that her fair and logical father, Gabriel, would

a

beloved brothers and Caleb... Every single one of them had taught her

So now

Sophie standing with a man, she instinctively went on