The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 196

Chapter 196

"You've seen him recently?" Gilbert asked.

Eliza shook her head. "No. But he stole something very important from me. I'm tracking him down."

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Gilbert let out a mocking short. "Let me guess-Sophie's behind it? That whole group's like smoke and shadows. Even I've only seen Nomus a handful of times, and as for the rest! Never. Not once."

"They keep themselves that well hidden?" Eliza frowned.

"Finding them won't be easy" Gilbert said with a shrug. "But I have a feeling Nonus will be surfacing soon."

Eliza narrowed her eyes. "Because I've got Sophie?"

"Exactly. They won't sit back while Sophie's in danger. So you'd better be careful-

if you die before brewing the antidote. we're all screwed. Gilbert grinned like the idea entertained him..

Eliza, unbothered, said coolly, "Then you'd better be careful too."

"Me What for?" Gilbert spread his arms dramatically. "I was Sophie's puppet before, and now that she's captured, I'm yours. What can they blame me for? Being a puppet isn't a crime.

He gave her a wide-eyed look of mock innocence

Eliza smiled faintly. You're not wrong-you are my puppet now. And just so you know, after reviewing the formula on Sophie's body, I can say with confidence that no one else in Bortenland besides me can make antidote.

your

Gilbert's eyes widened. "You destroyed the original formula?"

I did. Eliza confirmed. "But that's not why I say I'm the only one left who can recreate it. The real reason. I'm not ready to tell you yet. What you do need to understand is this-if I die, your cure dies with me

"Ruthless, Gilbert sighed, dramatically clutching his chest. "We're allies now, aren't we? Allies should at least share some secrets. Friends, even

become enemies overnight. Friends don't. You may be on my side for

to his heart. "Ouch.

without flinching. "Now can we get

you know

I know much. Gilbert said. "But the few times I met him, I did sense something, familiar. Like he

⚫ of us"

us?" Eliza raised a

A poison

I am. But the real danger isn't his poison. It's his snakes." Eliza

laughed the moment he saw her flinch. "You? You're

handling centipedes and spiders

not the same, Eliza muttered. She'd been

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never left her. Just the thought of it

Eliza sat by herself, one hand idly resting beneath her chin as she stared off into the

Gilbert, And yet, Gilbert claimed

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odd sense that the two were almost too similar-one controlled insects, the other,

did know Nonus better than he let on, he was either

have time

was coming for her... she'd

disgusted and disillusioned by their father's reaction, had gone straight to his two younger brothers and told

intense-but not in the

Benedict

Mother's body is missing. Shouldn't wel be focused on finding

I won't just stand by

darkened. "You think Eliza would lie about something like this?

We are

our blood sister, it's okay to suspect her? To assume she's the one who desecrated our

that? Benedict snapped. "Stop twisting

turned to Anthony. "You heard what he said. You tell

turned to