The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

Adeline stared at the pile of parasite eggs, her mind refusing to accept what she

was

seeing.

How could there be so many horrifying things inside her body?

When did this happen?

Who could have done this? No, she already knew the answer.

It had to be that conniving little witch, Sophie. Who else could it possibly be?

What was even more terrifying were the words Eliza said to her next.

"These eggs are still alive," she said, her tone grim. "Judging by their size, they've probably been living inside you for at least a month."

It meant Sophie had already started her sinister plans against the Marquis's estate long ago.

It was only recently, as the eggs inside Adeline and the others stabilized, that Sophie had stopped pretending to be innocent.

"They're alive? Are you saying these things can actually hatch?" Adeline stammered, her voice trembling.

Eliza nodded. "That's right. If you'd waited another ten days or so, these parasites would have hatched inside you. They'd burrow into your organs, your limbs, even your brain..."

Adeline's face turned ashen, her breath catching as the horrifying reality sank in.

Eliza continued, her words cutting like a blade. "At first, you might not notice much- just headaches, stomach pains, stiff limbs, and numbness that makes it harder to move. But once your body is completely infested, these parasites will devour you from the inside out, leaving you nothing more than a walking corpse." With a dull thud, Adeline's legs gave out, and she collapsed onto the floor.

Eliza quickly reached out to steady the wooden basin. "Careful! These eggs are fragile and easy to kill. If they scatter and die, I can't guarantee Sophie won't notice."

"What? She can tell if the parasites die?" Adeline's voice rose in panic.

The more she thought about it, the more absurd it seemed. "How is this even

possible? Could Sophie herself be some kind of parasite?"

Adeline couldn't help but have such an absurd thought.

Padilla raised an eyebrow slightly.

a way, Adeline's guess wasn't

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resurrection. Instead, she asked,

Adeline nodded.

read about such mysterious figures

me Sophie is a sorcerer? And those revolting bugs

Eliza nodded. "That's correct."

breath caught as she stared at the insect eggs in

said that sorcerers could control people with these things. So Sophie's plan is to

Adeline wasn't clueless.

it together after Eliza practically spelled it out, she'd

her like a slap in

up in the

precious Caleb-her beloved son-had been turned into such a shadow of himself, yet still

increasingly obedient

all made sense now. Sophie had used those

all.

she treat the Marquis's estate like

Sophie would turn her husband and Caleb into her puppets

would hatch in about ten days. Does that mean my husband and son will be beyond saving

not entirely hopeless. But even if

have to save them

to her knees, her voice trembling with desperation. "Your Grace, I beg you!

"Wait!"

She fumbled

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from her sleeve. "This... this is a Padilla

the handkerchief, revealing the item

size of two fingers, engraved with the words "The Scholarly Padilla Family." The inscription symbolized the Padilla family's legacy of scholarly excellence and their

from Adeline's hands and called

never seen the Padilla family's heirloom seal herself, but she was certain

Eliza decided to have Malaki

is the Padilla family head's

filled with tears, his emotions overwhelming

be