Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

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.

his phone from his pocket

down,” I said, stepping toward him. “What are

“We have a contract, and I’m certain it includes provisions guaranteeing the state of the land. I want

I repeated, startled. “No, we can’t confront him.”

yours after everything he put you through. He 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

even though my own anger simmered just

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

everything between 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 to sabotage his so–called ‘newfound happiness.‘ It’ll hurt us more than it’ll hurt him.”

absorbed my words. His frustration was obvious, but I could see in his expression

across my chest. “I’d love nothing more than to make him pay for this, but it would be

to the field, his fists balled at his sides. “So what do you propose we do?

Chapter 0176

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