*Briella*

I bit my lip as a dark brown, shriveled stalk was held out to us.

Kai and Lillian shared a grave look that made my stomach twist up in dread.

“And this happened to an entire field?” Kai asked in a grave voice.

The young scientist nodded, his dark brown eyes serious. “The farmers claimed that it happened essentially overnight. There was no warning, and they had just checked everything hours earlier.”

“What does it mean?” Lillian ...