The earthquake didn't stop.
What had begun as a violent tremor beneath their feet quickly became something far worse. The ground continued to buck and shudder beneath the forest while trees swayed violently around the cabin clearing. Loose stones tumbled from the hillside behind the house and splashed into the nearby stream as cracks splintered through the earth in jagged lines. Shezayah barely had time to reach the porch before another powerful jolt rolled through Beast Realm, forcing everyone to steady themselves against something solid. Azaliyah gripped the doorframe, Camron caught himself against the railing, and Ryan's eyes remained fixed on the darkness beyond the tree line. None of them spoke. The longer it continued, the harder it became to believe this was simply a natural disast
