Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 256

Chapter 256 Ava: The World Burns

Acarus holds up his hands. "Calm down, little witch. Your alpha is alive."

Alive.

What a weird way to put it.

Wouldn't someone normally say, your alpha is fine?

"What happened?" I ask, sitting back in the chair as I focus my gaze on Acarus.

"Great change. Rebellion. The end of days."

I frown. "What do you mean, a great change?"

The air is heavy, making it hard to breathe. Or maybe it's just that my chest is tight.

Acarus leans forward, his eyes intense. "The supernatural communities have risen up against the limitations imposed by human laws. It's not just the wolf packs. Registered communities, unregistered cities—they're all involved. War is everywhere."

Marcus's brow furrows. "How widespread is this unrest?"

"It started here," Acarus explains, "but once the media caught wind of it, riots spread to large communities across the country. This anger has been simmering for a long time. Many feel the humans have chained us with their biased laws."

My heart races. "Just tell me what happened to Lucas," I demand, worry coloring my tone.

Acarus inclines his head, his expression softening slightly. "He's recovering in a hospital."

Relief and consternation flow through me. A hospital? Then that means he was injured. How? Why? By who?

"Westwood is now under the control of rogue supernaturals. And Blackwood... My apologies, Ava. Alpha Renard has retaken it."

Lucas has been defeated.

And my father's back in power.

The implications make my head spin.

Marcus speaks up, his voice tight with concern. "That doesn't explain why we haven't been able to contact anyone from the packs."

Acarus sighs. "Most modern communication methods have been hijacked. It's impossible to contact people via phone. I'm not familiar with the technical terms, but it's some form of hacking. It's beyond even what humans are capable of. Probably the work of gnomes or Fae."

struggling to comprehend. "How is it even possible to take down an entire country's

clarifies. "That is as much as I

a

raises an eyebrow, surprise evident in his features. "You still care about the Aspen

immediately, wondering if I'll ever outlive that presumption. "It's just... Clayton's been in Westwood and Blackwood for

Shadowpine has returned to his pack, but I'm not certain." He pauses, his gaze intense. "Ava, I don't think you understand how much

tense

bring Ava outside right now," Marcus says, his voice low

to show her what I mean," he says, his golden

I realize they haven't even had a chance to take

already leading us into

the world I thought

unfolding behind her.

across streets I don't recognize, littered with... bodies. So many bodies. The reporter's words wash over

riots across the city... hospitals overwhelmed... death toll rising by the

are glued to the screen, taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from

one of them stops for a quick

Run.

Run for your lives.

screen hammer home

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

UPRISING: NO

SURPASSES 100,000 IN

DEMANDS SENT TO WHITE

legs give out, and I sink onto the couch, unable to tear my eyes away from the nightmare playing out before me. I feel Marcus's hand on

humans

like in the future? Humans will

arms around my stomach, I can feel myself dissociating from the moment, my feelings growing distant and dim

and the camera

cut away to anchors safe in a building somewhere, citing technical difficulties. Instead, we follow

all, and a lot of

down," someone

take down an

the

so. Let me clean

as someone brushes dirt off the lens. We can

We're safe, but I think the death toll just jumped. Back to

The camera returns to a horrified anchor who speaks with professional

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