Mated to the Beast of the Wasteland (Gillian and Merrick) novel Chapter 313

Chapter 313 Is He Filming Merrick Right Now?

Chapter 313 Is He Filming Merrick Right Now?

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Elara said, “Lily, Gillian cannot see us. Space stretches endlessly inside this stellar rift, even over short physical distances.”

She glanced backward. The broken passage they had just come through had vanished completely.

Lily lifted Elara upward and shifted into her full night-blooming lily form, racing straight toward Gillian.

She called out loudly, “Mom!”

Gillian finally believed someone was truly calling her, yet the voice still sounded far away.

A white root tendril coiled around Gillian’s waist a moment later and lifted her onto the giant flower’s blossom.

Gillian was pulled into a tight hug from Elara. “Mom!”

Elara breathed out, “Gillian!”

Familiar cold psionic energy wrapped around her. Gillian hugged Elara firmly and patted her gently on the back.

Gillian said, “Elara, Lily, you made it. I’ve been waiting for half an hour.”

Elara let go of her with a faint smile. “If we’d been any later, we would have lost you entirely. How would I explain that to Grandma?”

Gillian looked around. “Is Merrick outside?”

She had expected him to follow right behind them, yet he was nowhere to be seen.

Elara’s expression turned grave. “Commander Cole couldn’t come after you because Norris Lloyd has taken Sylas hostage. Norris has the remaining two pear blossom stones. Commander Cole will catch up the second he gets hold of them.”

Gillian frowned. “Who is Norris Lloyd? Why would he kidnap Sylas?”

The name felt both unfamiliar and strangely recognizable.

Elara said, “You may not know him personally, but you’ve heard of Sean. Norris is Sean’s son.”

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The pieces clicked into place for Gillian at once.

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Gillian brightened up. “Elara, he came here with Thatcher, didn’t he? If Norris is a crimson hide, then Sean was almost certainly one, too.”

Elara could not confirm the theory, so she could only offer comfort. “That is highly likely. Trust Commander Cole; he will sort everything out.”

Lily turned to head back the way they had come.

She could not take a single step backward. The sudden shift nearly shook Gillian and Elara right off the bloom.

Gillian clung tightly to the flower’s petals and leaned forward. “Lily, what’s wrong?”

Lily said anxiously, “Mom, we cannot turn around. We seem to be trapped.”

Elara sent a burst of psionic power toward the entry path, only to be repelled by an invisible barrier.

She said, “We can never go back. We have to keep moving forward.”

Lily sighed, “I suppose we have no other choice, Aunt Elara.”

The tunnel stayed quiet and peaceful for a long stretch, with no unexpected dangers.

Just as Gillian and the other two thought the journey would remain uneventful, a full-grown pear blossom tree suddenly stood in their path.

Elara said cautiously, “Lily, move closer and take a look. How could a pear tree grow in this tunnel?”

She feared it might be a trap, yet this unexpected landmark made her heart leap with excitement.

Gillian narrowed her eyes to study the branches carefully. Every scar on the wood matched the damage left by mercenaries.

She said firmly, “This is the exact tree from Winterhush House.”

Elara nodded in surprise. “Now that you mention it, it really does look identical.”

Why would the pear blossom tree from Winterhush House appear here?

Before either woman could work out the answer, Lily’s root tendrils brushed against the tree

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trunk.

Suddenly, the pear tree seemed to come to life, revealing the scene all around it.

Elara gasped softly, “It’s the main hall of Winterhush House.”

A male figure materialized alongside the hall.

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Only a translucent ghostly image remained, yet Elara recognized him immediately. She had met this Phoenixkin beastman once before.

Elara said, “What is he doing inside Winterhush House? This is Omar Phelan, Thatcher’s nephew.”

Gillian pointed toward his wrist. “Elara, look at his wrist terminal. The light keeps flickering. He is connected to a StarNet live broadcast.”

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