Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2249

Thalia had a faint idea of what was coming.

Sure enough, Elowen continued, "If Shannon's consciousness is forcibly awakened while she still lacks the capacity to inherit the power of the Ten-Tailed Elytune, she may end up trapped deep within my mind domain, unable to ever return."

Thalia's eyes turned red in an instant. She stared at Elowen, whose face now carried an unfamiliar, distant coldness.

The heart and mind once wholly occupied by Shannon wavered in a way she couldn't control. "Can't you just let her out?"

Elowen was still in control of her domain. Surely, she could make that choice.

Instead of answering her, Elowen questioned, "I can, but… Don't you want to awaken Shannon's consciousness?"

Immediately, Thalia felt like her heart had been seized by an invisible hand, clenched so tightly it hurt.

She parted her lips, yet no words came out.

Seeing her like this, Elowen didn't stop. The voice of the Ten-Tailed Elythune, now laced with an almost enchanting undertone, whispered beside Thalia's ear, "If you want your mother, then you'll have to give up your daughter.

"Or, I could take Shannon's place and be your daughter instead. I honestly think I would make a good daughter, too."

Each word Elowen spoke fell into Thalia's ears like a spell, pulling her deeper into a vast and empty void. There was nothing but a massive scale before her.

One end was Shannon, and the other was Louise. It was a choice she didn't want to make.

Thalia tried to steady herself and stay calm, but her heartbeat only pounded faster and louder.

Just as the crushing weight of the impossible decision threatened to drag her into despair, a sudden beam of golden light pierced through the domain's boundary, enveloping her in its warm brilliance.