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

with a chilly smile. "You're not my friend. Allies can become enemies overnight. Friends don't. You may be

to his heart. "Ouch. That

flinching. "Now can we

you know about Nonus

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

⚫ of us"

us?" Eliza raised a

A poison user

even more skilled than I am. But the real danger isn't his poison. It's

moment he saw her flinch.

handling centipedes and spiders like

same, Eliza muttered. She'd been bitten

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had never left her. Just the thought of it still

idly resting beneath her chin as she stared off into

Gilbert claimed they'd only

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similar-one controlled insects, the other, snakes. It was as if they'd come from the

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

just a hunch. And Eliza didn't have time to

Nonus was coming for

the graveyard, Benedict, disgusted and disillusioned by their father's reaction, had gone straight to

not in the

Benedict said, trying to stay calm. The

missing. Shouldn't wel be focused on

am concerned!" Mathew shot back. "But I won't just stand by while Eliza

darkened. "You think Eliza would lie about something like

We are

supposed to mean? That because Sophie isn't our blood sister,

say that? Benedict snapped.

out a bitter laugh and turned to Anthony. "You heard what he said. You tell him. Wasn't that exactly how

brothers turned to