The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 196

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

my friend. Allies can become enemies overnight. Friends don't. You may be on my side for now-but that doesn't

hands to his heart.

replied without flinching. "Now can we

know about Nonus

won't pretend I know much. Gilbert said. "But the few times I met

⚫ of us"

Eliza raised

poison

danger isn't his poison.

saw her flinch. "You? You're afraid of

and

are snakes. Hugs are bugs. They're not the same, Eliza muttered. She'd been bitten by a snake as a child,

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her. Just the thought of it still

one hand idly resting beneath her chin as she stared off into

And yet, Gilbert claimed they'd only crossed

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insects, the other, snakes. It was

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

Eliza didn't have time to

coming for her...

returning from the graveyard, Benedict, disgusted and disillusioned by their father's reaction, had gone straight to his two younger brothers and told

reactions were intense-but not in the way

matter who's accusing who?" Benedict said,

body is missing. Shouldn't wel be

"But I won't

expression darkened. "You think Eliza would lie about something

We are

because Sophie isn't our blood sister,

that? Benedict

to Anthony. "You heard what he said. You tell him. Wasn't that exactly how

brothers turned to

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