The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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Sophie hadn't expected to catch them red-handed-much less that they'd have the audacity to turn it around on her. Fury

red in her chest as she snapped. Whose daughters are you, anyway? I've never even seen you before. Probably some ngbodies from minor families. And you dare gossip about me here!"

did she realize these girls weren't familiar at all. Back at the Stonor estate, the girls she met were always daughters of her father's loyal oficial-well-bred, cautious, and always eager to curry favor. But these ones clearly didn't come from

scanty assumed they were low ranking nobility, the kind who normally wouldn't even qualify to set foot in the Stonor family << front hall. That reabration made her

sneer.

give you one chance to apologize she said haughtily, chin lifted high. "Out of respect for your fathers. If you don't, I'll nelly her everything you said, and believe me, he won't just make you pay-your fathers will suffer too."

But ber that only made the girls laugh harder.

"Oh my God" one of them gasped, wiping tears of laughter from her eyes. "Is she serious?"

Mais Panel looked her over with a curled lip. "Only a bastard daughter would think tattling to daddy is a valid comeback. Hoesch, Sophile, are you five

She crossed her arms and slowly circled Sophie like she was inspecting an insect. "Even if you did complain, what would it changer 15 Bluza were bene, we might show some respect. But for you?" She clucked her tongue. "Not a chance."

Sophie's eyes blazed as she crowled. "Say that again. I dare you"

The others chuckled behind their hands

"Maisie, why bother one of them teased. "You're wasting your words. Talking to her is like playing the zither to a cow." Right, right," someone added with a smirk. The whole city knows. You're Gabriel's illegitimate daughter. Such a classy thing

"Right, right" someone added with a smirk. The whole city knows. You're Gabriel's illegitimate daughter. Such a classy thing

court realy"

Their laugh only intensited

in. These girls weren't just unafraid-they were mocking her on purpose. Sophie's stomach

smirked. "Oh now you want to know? That's cute. But why should we tell you? Go ahead, run back to your daddy

cry

so badly. But she remembered Gabriel's recent warning and fecedensel to swallow her rage. With her pride in tatters and fury burning

at her seat, she immediately tugged on Benedict's

with the High Council, brows furrowing. "What is

I just went over to say hello, and they

talking to them? They're daughters of

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Chapter 211

A with the Stonors

Office of Marshals-and they've

a civil servant's daughter, went to chat with

switched allegiances when he rose through the civil ranks, aided by his marriage into the powerful Padilla family. Since then, the Stonors

that was betrayal. They'd never forgiven Gabriel for it-and certainly

meant crossing the powerful Duke of Mowbay, they stood

Even if it m

Nolan.

Regent, he'd been known as the "War Prince." Loyal, formidable, and

the military faction was on fire. He pointed, they

Nolan had personally protected Eliza more

she cut ties

father's hypocrisy-that she'd rather become a nun than stay in such a house. That kind of stubbornness?

came the

but had allowed his illegitimate daughter to dig up Caroline's corpse... and whip