The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 202

Chapter 202

Chapter 202

The moment Sophie gave the order, Nonus smiled coldly,

"As you command. Sophie.

As his rasping voice rang out, a dreadful chorus of hissing rose around them- dozens of emerald-green vipers slithering with alarming speed, encircling Eliza, Mary, and Tina from every direction, cutting off any chance of retreat.

Watching this unfold, Sophie could already picture their deaths, She could already see Eliza kneeling before her, begging for mercy. Her lips curled into a triumphant smile, and then-she burst into laughter.

But her laugh died in her throat. A violent spasm wracked her body, and with a sickening gurgle, she spewed out a mouthful of pitch-black blood.

"Sophie Nomus paled, eyes flashing in alarm.

The blood soaked the ground like tar. His voice turned sharp, filled with fury. "You poisoned her," he snarled at Eliza. “You actually poisoned her beforehand?"

Eliza didn't flinch. As the serpents closed in, she remained calm. "If I hadn't, how else was I supposed to guard against a treacherous coward like you?"

"Damn it. Give me the antidote, Nonus barked.

"Oh, I'll gladly hand it over," Eliza said coolly, a ghost of a smile touching her lips. "As soon as you let us go."

"Don't let them leave!" Sophie shrieked, her body wracked with another coughing fit. Clutching Nonus with one bloodied hand, she growled through clenched teeth, 'Eliza... you're not going anywhere. Not today."

She had endured too much, for too long. This was her moment-she wouldn't let Eliza slip away.

"But the poison in your body-

"Shut up!" Sophie snapped. "You useless idiot. Grab the old nun-she's Eliza's master. If we take her, Eliza will have to give us the antidote!"

Understanding flashed in Nonus's eyes, and at his command, half the serpents turned and lunged at Mary.

sleeve and splashed a sulfuric mix of yellow arsenic across the

more kept coming, wave after wave. And with Caroline's

had to move cautiously. If she lost her grip, the bones would scatter. That hesitation made

Eliza ordered

for a second. When she saw Eliza's steady gaze,

upper hand, Sophie's face lit up.

her!"

all at once, she flicked her sleeve... And in a blur, more than a dozen glistening, black-shelled scorpions

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Chapter 202

Nonus who spat blood. He stood frozen,

those things?" Sophie screamed, her voice shrill with panic. Gilbert, standing behind her, was

had given

had transformed into monstrous beasts-thicker, faster,

found that many? Let alone raised them to such size and venom in so little

at Gilbert, suspicion in their eyes-only to see him looking just as shocked as they were.

"Retreat, Nonus growled. "Now."

say it twice. If they stayed,

Septimus grabbed Sophie and turned to

not leaving! You cowards-you can't even handle three women?!"

fury nearly

men didn't listen. They dragged

His eyes locked with Eliza's. Then,

surviving snakes slithered away, their courage gone. The

Caroline's bones as she stared in the direction Sophie

to show for this. Now that the fight was over. Eliza finally allowed herself a breath

the sweat from her brow and turned to her companions. "Let's clean up and get

as she said that, a voice

what the

He walked toward them slowly, gaze flicking between the heaps of snake corpses and the bone-white remains in Mary's arms, disbelief etched across