The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 471

471 Chapter 471

471.Chapter 471

Thud. Sophie was jolted awake by a sudden sensation of weightlessness, followed by the cold, suffocating embrace of water closing in around her.

"He-help!" she gasped instinctively as she struggled to the surface, only to realize

a moment later that her feet were touching the bottom.

When she straightened up, the water that had nearly drowned her was now only waist-deep.

"What's going on? Where am I? How did I get here?" Sophie muttered in confusion, her body trembling violently in the chilly wind as she hugged herself, drenched to the bone.

As she turned to look behind her, she let out a scream, startled by three dark figures that loomed like ghosts in the pitch- black night. She fell backward into the water again.

"Ah! Who are you? Don't come any closer!" Sophie shouted, her voice filled with panic.

Eliza watched Sophie's terrified state with a mixture of amusement and satisfaction for a few moments before speaking in a soft, eerie voice. "Mrs. Nevill, you've committed so many wrongdoings, yet you have such a small heart. Are you really afraid?"

Sophie, who had been utterly terrified, suddenly recognized the voice. She jerked her head up toward the shore, her eyes darting nervously at the figure seated in the middle of the three shadows.

Upon closer inspection, Sophie finally saw Eliza, who looked perfectly at ease, along with the odious girl who had threatened her at the wedding, and another figure wrapped in black like a shadow guard.

she realized what was happening. "Eliza, so it's you playing tricks on me," she hissed, fury coursing

again and stormed toward the shore, intent on confronting Eliza. But

kicked out at Sophie the moment she scrambled onto

what on earth do you want?" Sophie sputtered, having swallowed

the water,

the middle of the night just to

sarcasm.

such a bad idea," Eliza replied after another long moment of watching Sophie's disheveled state. A cold, emotionless smile played on her lips as she added, "Want to give

as soon as Eliza finished speaking, the two figures

past Tina

the danger. She turned to flee,

leaped forward, grabbed Sophie by the hair, and dragged her back

go- Sophie's threat was cut

dunk underwater, Sophie's sense of suffocation, despair, and fear grew stronger. Her

yanked out of the water once more. This time, she dared not make

All she wanted was to survive; she didn't want to

I can convince him if you don't kill me. What else? Caleb? You

in annoyance at Sophie's wailing. Sophie flinched, quickly clapping a hand over her

such a disheveled state. "I don't want any of the things you mentioned. I'm

Tired of being the legitimate daughter of the Duke's estate?' Sophie thought, clenching

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