Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 176

Chapter 0176

Ella POV

Even before I fully processed what I was seeing, an uneasy feeling settled in my chest. Beside me, Alexander stood silent, either gauging my reaction or caught in disbelief himself.

The ground was ruined. Deep furrows crisscrossed the earth in jagged, uneven lines of soil and stone. Mixed throughout were patches of white.

I moved cautiously toward the fields, crouching to scoop up a handful of the soil. Rubbing it between my fingers, I noticed its hardness and coarseness. Without thinking, I brought it to my lips and tasted it. The harsh sting was unmistakable.

I dropped the dirt and turned to Alexander. My voice was hoarse and uneven as I forced out the single word.

“Salt.”

Alexander stared at me, his expression unreadable for a moment before fury darkened his features.

rotten little cheat,” Alexander said, his voice thick with outrage as he yanked his phone from his pocket and began

stepping toward him. “What are you

contract, and I’m certain it includes provisions guaranteeing the state of the land. I want to confirm the exact wording before I go down

I repeated, startled. “No, we can’t

owes you far more than this, and now he’s destroyed it. You can’t grow anything on salted land. It’s useless–it’ll never be fertile again, not in our lifetimes. He has to pay for

anger simmered just beneath the surface. “But storming down there and confronting him

fiery gaze held mine, his jaw tight. He didn’t interrupt, but

us is under intense public scrutiny. Yes, he’s in the wrong here, but he’ll never admit it. He’ll claim the land was vandalized by someone else. And if we take legal action, he’ll twist it into a narrative that paints me as bitter and vengeful, trying

absorbed my words. His frustration was obvious, but

love nothing more than to

do

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