The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 203

Chapter 203

Chapter 203

"Serenity?" Mary and Tina cried out at the same time, horror flashing across their faces as Dylan suddenly threw himself forward, knocking Eliza to the ground.

She barely had time to react before she scrambled up again, only to find a venomous snake-half its body already torn- sinking its fangs deep mto Dylan's forearm.

Tina didn't hesitate. With a clean swing, she sliced off the snake's head and skewered the twitching body, but the damage had already been done.

Eliza immediately pulled back Dylan's sleeve, and her heart dropped. The skin around the bite was already turning a deep.

sickly black

Tie off his upper arm. Tight-now!" she snapped.

Mary handed Eliza Caroline's remains, then moved quickly to help. As Tina secured the tourniquet, Mary retrieved a detox pill from her sleeve and pressed it into Dylan's mouth. But they all knew-it wouldn't be enough

Nonus's snakes weren't ordinary. Their venom was designed to kill swiftly. Even the best antidote could only delay it for a few minutes. Ten, maybe fifteen-and then Dylan would be dead.

Yet despite everything. Dylan still looked up at her, his voice barely a whisper. 'Eliza... are you alright? The snake-get away from it... it's dangerous

His face was ghostly pale, his limbs already beginning to weaken, but still-he was worried about her.

Eliza froze for half a second, then clenched her jaw and said, "Don't talk. You're the one in danger now. Save your strength." Her tone was as flat as ever, but Dylan couldn't help smiling. “Alright... I'll do whatever you say.”

She turned her face away quickly, blinking back the heat behind her eyes. "Mary... is there anything else we can do?" Eliza finally let out a breath.

Mary pulled herself upright, her face already glistening with sweat. "Serenity, take one of your scorpions and sting him at the bite. Fight poison with poison-we might be able to suppress it that way."

Without hesitation, Eliza grabbed one of her scorpion kings and pressed it to Dylan's arm. After it delivered the sting. Mary gestured for another.

second scorpion struck, and for a few moments, nothing happened-then Dylan

cry.

"It burns! God-it hurts!"

him down. Mary

then jabbed a final needle into his neck, knocking hum unconscious Panting. Mary wiped her brow. "That should keep the venom at bay-for now. If

scorpion venom would

turned. "Wait-Serenity, you do have an antidote for your

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do I say I spent three days

toward her. Their eyes met. The silence

let out a sharp breath and muttered through gritted

you-poison and antidote must be

But I'll start working on it as soon

Mary could explode,

had managed to intercept Nonus and the others. They practically walked into

about to seize them,

darkened. "What were they doing

sighed. They took Sophie and let her go. Gilbert escaped too. But we did capture Septimus and Nonus. I figured they might be of

Nolan had quietly instructed his men to leave a convenient gap in their formation-and Gilbert, quick as ever, had taken it without

need them brought to me. Kill Septimus. Search Nonus. If he has the antidote, take it and kill him. If

handle. But leaving loose ends?

and issued

Nonus didn't have the antidote on him-but he claimed it was stored in a hidden location Hoping to barter with Eliza, he tried

him a

Nonus's head hit

threat eliminated, Eliza and Mary gathered Dylan and Caroline's remains and began