The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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Before going to find his sister, Rafe naturally went to look for Benedict first.

He frowned. 'What's going on? Where the hell is Benedict locked up? Why can't I find him anywhere?

'Could that bastard Matthew have taken Benedict to Woteria?'

'No, it can't be right, Rafe argued with himself.

Matthew went to Woteria to find Anthony, so he would not bring Benedict along. That would only complicate things.

Given Gabriel's vigilance, there was no way he'd let Benedict be taken out.

After all, Gabriel likely saw Benedict as being in cahoots with his sister.

He was probably worried Eliza might try to rescue Benedict if he got out. That could only mean Benedict was still in Gabriel's hands.

Even if Gabriel couldn't kill his rebellious son, at the very least, he might use him as leverage against Eliza.

After some thought, Rafe finally set his sights on the Duke's estate.

"If he's not on the main floor, then he has to be in the dungeons beneath." Rafe narrowed it down.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the silent shadow following a few paces back.

He smirked and scoffed softly, then turned a corner and disappeared from view.

Seeing Rafe disappear around the corner, the shadow guard was just about to give chase.

But after just two steps, Rafe, who had vanished, suddenly reappeared.

The guard quickly retreated to his original position, placing a hand over his chest in relief. 'Damn it, that was close. I almost got caught,'

The shadow guard thought, 'What the hell is this guy looking for? He's been creeping around the Duke's estate for hours. Is he seriously not done yet?"

Of course, Rafe's double didn't stray elsewhere. Instead, he calmly returned to Shiverhall Courtyard.

those following him, Rafe stealthily made his way to

this area before. Shadow guards lurked in the darkness, clearly guarding something important,

was there, but there was only one way to

the shadow guards and infiltrated

and settled on an unassuming vase. He walked over, examined it briefly, and instantly

one.

the vase with both hands, giving

sound came from the base of the yase. Almost immediately, a dull

Rafe watched as the white wall behind the folding screen

where it's been." Rafe smirked, raising

he stepped through the hidden door. Beyond it, a dimly lit

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walked down with unhurried steps, his light footfalls

the same time, the faint dripping

coming from somewhere below.

narrowed his eyes

finally reached the

what lay beyond the secret passage, he instantly understood the source of the

Gabriel's study stretched an enormous underground

dungeon stretched out before him, far more expansive than

iron cages hung suspended above the dark water,

cages, only one was occupied; the one suspended in

squinted through the darkness, but could barely

in utter darkness, not

he couldn't see clearly, Rafe simply called out, "Benedict, is that you?" Inside the iron cage, Benedict had been imprisoned in this water dungeon for

lead weights, he

wandered through a fog of delirium, no longer certain where he was. The chains suspending the iron cage were

guards who brought him food and water never

drag the cage closer, pry his mouth

Benedict had consumed these past days

given only one order: as long as Benedict didn't die, nothing