The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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Eliza stood stone-faced, her expression cold as ice as she stared into the cage where Sophie was on the verge of being bittent to death by the venomous spider. "That's enough. Come back." Eliza said calmly.

The spider immediately retracted its fangs and scurried off Sophie's body, crawling obediently back to Eliza's side. She reached out and gently tapped it with her finger. "Go build your nest. I won't be needing you for now."

This spider was one of several poisonous creatures Gilbert had sent her-not just this one, but many others. After being fed with spiritual water, they had all submitted to her and made their homes inside her pocket farm, just like Simba, the venomous centipede.

"My patience is limited, she said flatly. "If you don't want to die choking on your own blood, you'd better hand over my mother's body"

Sophie trembled as she crawled up from the floor of the cage. Her face was contorted with pain and terror-but beneath it, a deep, burning hatred for Eliza simmered in her eyes.

Suddenly, she laughed twice, then gritted her teeth and mocked Eliza in a vicious snarl. "My patience is limited too. So tell me-what if I never go back? Do you think my people might destroy your mother's corpse instead? You know, like

dismember it... grind the bones to ash?"

Without a word. Eliza grabbed Sophie by the hair and slammed her head into the iron floor of the cage. Once Twice. Again and again-until blood ran down Sophie's forehead and her screams echoed off the walls. Then, and only then, Eliza yanked her up by the hair

"You think a threat like that's going to save you?" she said coldly. "You want to gamble? Fine. Let's see whether your bones break first... or my poison wins.

Sophie's nose was already bleeding. She was in agony-but she refused to yield. She couldn't lose. Her mother had lost to Eliza, but she wouldn't Even if it killed her, she would drag Eliza down with her.

"Fine," she sneered. "Let's gamble."

The entire second floor was filled with poisons.

How convenient.

The next morning, Eliza emerged with dark circles under her eyes and a sour expression. She hadn't slept all night.

hadn't expected Sophie

nearly beyond recognition, but still-the

If Sophie wouldn't tell her where the body was, she'd find

you didn't show up for morning prayers-wait, what happened to you?" Mary's voice faltered as soon as she saw Eliza's

hadn't even changed her clothes. "It's not my blood," she

that's something Mary muttered in relief. "But your

course she

discovering that Sophie had stolen her mother's body? 11:44 Fri, 18

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tell me. If I find out you're hiring something,

the mountain

lip. And under Mary's relentless gaze, she finally relented

stolen, her face went white. She clutched her chest and swayed back

and caught her

hadn't expected such a

retrieved a pill from her pocket farm

calm down. You

calm down! Mary sobbed. Tears streamed down her face as she shook with fury and

Caroline?"

her fists and beat against her own chest. "Those monsters-they should rot

through gritted teeth. "But first we have to confirm where my

needed to go to the Stonor family-go to

her mother's grave had truly

it had...

going with you," Mary said fiercely, grabbing

that

me see... Yeah, looks

family anymore.

the pair approaching and immediately moved

"You're not allow