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

to you," Eliza swore, holding up her hand in a

of the doubt-for now. But three days from

not a good idea. It's going to be dangerous, I don't know how many people they'll bring. It fight breaks out... Mary, you're a nun. That's not something

now I'm a nun?" Mary cut her off with a sharp look. "Let me remind you- when I made my name as the Sage of Poison, I saw more corpses than you've seen living souls. Do you really think

Eliza was thoroughly silenced.

final. "Whether you bring me or not, I'll

wasn't wrong. Letting Mary go alone would be even worse-what if

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ambush?

the two of them-nor just

Stonor brothers? Absolutely not. Fair-weather fence-sitters, the lot of them. If she handed Sophie over, they'd

didn't even consider

only one

to write to the Prince Regent, Eliza said

clearly from the underworld. Eliza

in that world. Mary, perhaps, once had them-but now she was a

one she could rely on

it off. She didn't expect him

to her surprise, he arrived that

more surprising-Mary hadn't

moment Nolan stepped into the courtyard and saw the

awkwardly

1

and... thought those people might return

like an explanation. Probably was.

explained, the more it

rise, jumped to her feet. "Oh. Right. Then

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

Highness, you're a little too obvious. Even if you've developed... certain feelings, you should learn to restrain them. Serenity still belongs

his reason. He hadn't even considered how it

his head. "You're right. It was careless of me.

happen again? Mary's eyes narrowed

but

with a tray

gathered around the

Nolan, Eliza turned to

plan to do with

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