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

the farm would have been,” Alexander

pointing to a cup at the edge of the desk.

map. It would take an initial investment, sure, but if things worked

drawing, I stood back and looked proudly at the plan.

wish my dad was home,” I said. “I need to go over this with him. If he approves of the plan,

when he’ll be back?”

has some kind of meeting today. He’s on the other side

with Alexander consulting his team and gathering the technical information we’d need. We wrote all

Alexander had to head back to the capital, and it was a

father call me tonight,” he said as I walked him to

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

“In the meantime, get some rest. You’ve earned it,” he said, smiling with a mix of

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

kitchen and made myself something more substantial to eat, finally realizing how hungry

father walked into the room. There was an irritated look on his face. I recognized the expression; his meeting hadn’t gone

“Hi,” I said.

asked in a tense voice as he walked to the fridge and grabbed a drink. It was a beer, which meant the meeting

him about things, but I

he responded. He popped the lid off of the bottle and took a deep drink from it. He was looking off into the distance, clearly focused on something

it was his custom when he wanted to think something

made my sandwich and then sat at the kitchen counter to 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 than to

thought of sitting across from her and

headed to the living room,

firm and

saw him emerging from the hallway leading to his office. The

to

sharply, his