The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Mised an eyebrow. "You're right, It's worth a fly but if you want to stay, you can use your old identity vorrit need, a new WITH

Then added, "Last night, Lord Mowbay must have seen you carrying Adeline's body into Mount Westin, He knows you'll seek rahigo with ing, so hochi nahi demnand you be named over or by to frame me. Which do you think is more likely!"

Date knew Gabriel well enough to easily predict his next move. "First negotiation, then coercion. With the Emperor and the Prince Regent present, he wouldn't dare coërce Your Highness directly.

"He'll begin by negotiating, but knowing both their temperaments, I doubt those talks will succeed"

Date said. "So ultimately, it'll come down to a confrontation, coercion, threats... it's just a matter of who gains the upper hand."

Eliza's lips curved into a faint smile upon hearing Dale's words. "Sir Nevill, after you've laid your wife to rest, change your clothes and come down the mountain. Someone will be waiting to escort you to the Padilla residence and brief you on what to do next."

Dale couldn't stay on Mount Westin for long.

So, after figuring out how things would play out, Eliza had made all the necessary arrangements first thing in the morning.

She had only been waiting to test Dale and gauge his stance. Now that the outcome was clear and Eliza was satisfied, she made her own position known.

The address "Sir Nevill" made Dale's expression shift subtly. His heart swelled with both joy and deeper guilt.

"Thank you, Your Grace," Dale said, his voice tinged with both gratitude and guilt

"No thanks necessary. This humble nun will soon hold a prayer ceremony at the temple for your wife and child. As for you, Sir Nevill, patience is essential in seeking justice, endure for now. The right moment will come soon enough," she replied.

With that, Eliza gave a slight nod before rising gracefully and leaving the thatched cottage.

"Renee, thank you for your hard work." Stepping out, Eliza quickly turned her gaze to Renee.

was obvious Eliza meant for Renee to handle this, so Renee nodded. "Your Grace, rest assured. I'll get him

handle this." Before Renee could finish her sentence, Rafe, still

immediately shot him

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night's passed, but Lord Mowbay and the Stonors' assassins are definitely still out there, probably lying in wait. Your little maid Renee might be skilled, but slipping away with someone else, especially someone badly wounded, right under the noses of those killers?

easy."

Renee snapped, "What? You-"

fury, about to snap back when that infuriating man cut her off again. "Come on, don't deny

her lips together. As much as she hated to admit it, he was

a moment's hesitation, Renee finally handed

fell and Dale had completed

him down the opposite side

awake throughout

that she was worried

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es dain he could not dare to the Luiza family safe and

waiting for this one she knew

shadows, murmured a few words, and disappeared like she was

"Book of Earth and Ash" soon finished her last stroke and sat down her brush, maing

clasped behind his back, his gaze lowered as he regarded the medicinal herb growing in her

It was Gabriel.

the one she had been waiting for from the very