The Mate I Never Chose
He wanted to hear Arung’s voice one last time, even if it was just static.
"Arung," he whispered again, pressing the transmit button.
The radio emitted a high-pitched, agonizing whine of feedback, then settled into a rhythmic, repeating pulse.
Click. Static. Click.
It wasn't a signal. It was a pattern.
Rangga frowned, his breath hitching. Click-click. Pause. Click.
That wasn't the mountain. That wasn't the corporation.
It was a code. A military code.
Arung’s code.
"You're not dead," Rangga whispered, a hysterical, ragged laugh escaping his lips.