The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 35

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

in or did you

to explain. "It's my sister! My sister is the Holy Lady-Eliza, I'm Sophie, the Duke

pitiful yet resentful

retrained

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

noticed the direction of his

to see a

wooden bucket. Before Sophie could react, the bucket tipped forward. Then, a cascade water drenched

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

shock faded, anger flared inside her. "Eliza,

body trembling with rage. 'I haven't even settled the scope from last time, and now she humiliates me

you just calling me your

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

how unreasonable Eliza is. I was just talking to you-l didn't even say anything bad

Inwead, he glanced at Eliza, who stood there with an icy expression,

moment, he thought he se sothing

caught her sister he thought, then dismissed the idea almost immediately. "No,

aher Eliza saw him with Sophie that the wariness appeared. What exactly is

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Chapter 36

CHIC WOlan.

Nolan laugh. He might be sick, but he wasn't stupid

was

Eliza would have never believed that her fair and logical father, Gabriel, would trust Sophie's words over

paid a heavy price for that

and Caleb... Every single one of them had taught

So now

anytime she saw Sophie standing with a man, she instinctively went on guard-even if Sophie was currently forced to

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