The Mate I Never Chose
"You’re acting like a lightning rod for the geological shift."
"It’s not just a shift," Rangga countered, pulling his hand away, though the light continued to bloom, illuminating the cavern with a ghostly, subterranean hue. "It’s a language. The mountain is signaling. There’s a tremor coming, Arung. A big one."
"How do you know?" Arung demanded, grabbing Rangga by the shoulder, his grip iron-tight. "You’re reading it, or are you projecting? If we panic and move out now, we’re exposed. If we stay, and the roof comes down—"