The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Gabriel’s slap landed with brutal force, causing Sophie’s cheek to swell up almost instantly. Staggering backward, she crashed to the ground in a tangle of limbs, vision swimming as her ears rang. For a long moment she was too dazed to react.

At that precise moment, several shadowy figures suddenly appeared in Sophie’s courtyard. One of them stepped forward. blocking Gabriel’s path with a cold, piercing gaze.

“Lord Mowbay, what are you doing?”

“Move aside.” Gabriel’s eyes narrowed as he fixed the intruders with a frosty glare. I’m disciplining my daughter, and it’s none of your business.”

Lucas sneered. “Sophie may be your daughter, but she carries the Case bloodline. Lay another hand on her, and you’ll regret

Lucas raised his hand, and several grotesque black parasites crawled out, their twisted forms exuding an eerie, sinister

aura

Gabriel let out a cold laugh.

“How dare you threaten me in my e

in the courtyard, while others perched on the walls. In unison, they drew

between the two

but they

a fight broke out, it was unclear who would win,

number of men he could bring was limited.

had no choice but to swallow his pride and offer Gabinet a way to

us Sophie is the only child of Zoie, and of course, wed protect her. However furious you may be. violence shouldn’t be

his words carefully chosen as he deliberately brought

stirred a pang of guilt in

storm of anger within hirm quieted

Zaje

shadow guards to retreat. Once the courtyard was cleared, leaving only Sophie, Lucas, and himself, he turned to Sophie, his

in shock as she instinctively denied, “No, it

a heavy sigh, closed his eyes,

“What a fool

Now that Gabriel had come to confront her, she was still trying to deny it. She is truly as clueless as a pig. Lucas