The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Chapter 199

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Once they agreed on the time and place for the exchange, Nomus tumed and left without another word.

But just as he stepped past the courtyard gate, he suddenly paused-his gaze cutting sharply to one side.

There, standing silently beneath the moonlit archway, was an elderly nun with a stern face, her eyes cold and unreadable as she stared directly at him.

Nonus narrowed his eyes, then casually shook the rags on his body. Several snakes slithered out from beneath his sleeves. hissing menacingly in her direction,

He thought she'd pame. He thought he'd see fear.

But the old nun didn't even flinch.

Tch." Nonus scoffed, unimpressed, and disappeared into the shadows of Saint Grace Nunnery.

Back in the courtyard, after he left, Tina combed through the entire area with her sword drawn. She ended up finding nearly a dozen venomous snakes hiding in the corners.

"Just one visit from Nonus and my place almost turned into a snake den, she muttered grimly.

Once all the snakes were killed, she gathered their corpses into a bundle, planning to burn them all.

But before she could set the fire, a calm voice rang out from the courtyard

entrance.

"Wait. Don't burn them."

Eliza tumed, surprised. "Mary? Why are you here?"

"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known you were hiding something this big from

me, Mary said coolly, eyes sharp as a blade.

Eliza instantly looked guilty and shrank her neck.

So... Mary had been outside all along. She must've overheard everything

between her and Nonus.

Eliza gave a sheepish sanile, "I was going to tell you, I swear. I just wanted to wait until the time and place were confirmed

first

"Is that so Mary's voice was laced with doubt

Eliza swore, holding up her hand in a solemn

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt-for now. But three days from now, I'm

know how many

you- when I made my name as the Sage of Poison, I saw more corpses than you've seen living souls. Do you

Eliza was thoroughly silenced.

or not, I'll

even worse-what if she arrived before them and ran straight into

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ambush?

wasn't a job for just the two of them-nor

Fair-weather fence-sitters, the lot of them. If she handed Sophie over,

even consider asking

one name in

to write to the Prince Regent, Eliza said to

clearly from the underworld. Eliza

once had them-but now she was a

only one she could

off. She didn't expect him until the next

surprise, he arrived that

more surprising-Mary hadn't

stepped into the courtyard and saw the two

throat, awkwardly pressing a fist to

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those people might return tonight. I figured I'd

like an explanation. Probably was. Likely

explained, the more it sounded like

feet. "Oh. Right. Then come

off into the house, leaving Nolan and Mary alone under the

should learn to restrain them. Serenity still belongs to Saint

reason. He hadn't even considered how it might

reputation would be ruined. He lowered his head. "You're right. It was careless of

again? Mary's eyes

but her stare said it

with a tray before Mary could

gathered around

Eliza turned

do you plan

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