Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0178

Chapter 0178

Ella POV

I looked up at Alexander, my eyes wide as my thoughts took form. I knew what to do with the land.

He was already watching me, a grin spreading across his face.

I propped my chin on my fist, staring seriously at the map of the border region. The Lunar Lake land adjacent to the farmland was mostly forested. On the Rowanwood side, power lines stretched for miles, but there was little else–just an isolated tract of land rendered nearly useless by David’s actions.

Farming was out of the question, and livestock wouldn’t fare much better without viable vegetation. I had briefly entertained the idea of digging out man–made ponds to create a fish farm, but so far from any natural water sources, that felt like a desperate stretch.

Eckingtones I’m thinking?” asked, the excitement in my voice unmis

But with this idea in mind, the land suddenly looked more valuable than ever. It was big enough, and with the powerlines nearby, we could easily tie it into the power grid.

thinking what

“I think so,” Alexander replied, his eyes gleaming with the same realization.

“Solar power,” I said happily.

In the original timeline, the kingdom had been facing an energy crisis. Many alphas had competed to find a solution, but rather than supporting their efforts, David had resisted change.

Finally, the alpha of Briar Rose had come up with the idea of a solar farm. No one pack had the land available to try

it out, so the plan hadn’t gone anywhere. Now, with this stretch of unused land, it was possible.

I laughed and tapped my finger against the map. “It’s perfect! All this clear–cut land just waiting to be used, and

do with it.”

I know exactly

would have been,” Alexander said, his tone

pen,” I said, pointing to a cup at the edge of the

Together, we began sketching our idea over the map. It would take an initial

we were done drawing, I stood back and looked proudly

said. “I need to go over this with him. If he approves of the plan, we can get started right away.”

know when he’ll be back?”

my head. “He has some kind of meeting today. He’s on the other side of the territory and probably

information we’d need. We wrote all of the details out on a

by, and it was getting late. Alexander had to head back to the capital,

tonight,” he said as I walked him

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I promised. “I know there’s a lot of work to do if we want to start building by spring.”

meantime, get some rest. You’ve earned it,”

David had thrown our way, I felt proud of what we’d accomplished. We had a solution–a good one–and for the first time in weeks, I felt like I was

myself something more substantial

I was putting together a sandwich, my father walked into the room. There was an irritated look on his face. I recognized the expression; his meeting hadn’t gone well. It was best to give

“Hi,” I said.

voice as he walked to the fridge and grabbed a drink. It was a

tone light. I did want to talk to him about things, but I would have to wait until he was in the right headspace. “What’s your plan for the

to take twenty minutes to myself,” he responded. He popped the lid off of the bottle and took a deep drink from it. He was looking off into

that answer; it was his custom when he wanted to think something through.

eat it. It made me feel immediately better, and I silently scolded myself for going all day without a real meal. I should know better

At the time, the thought of sitting across from her and making pleasant conversation after her comments about Alexander was just unimaginable. I frowned at the thought but tried not to dwell on it.

headed to the living room,

voice called, firm and

leading to

standing to meet

me,” he said sharply,