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."

is it even possible to take down an entire country's

Acarus clarifies. "That is as much as I understand. Beyond that, you would have to

Then, a thought strikes me. "What about Clayton? How's the Aspen

eyebrow, surprise evident in his features. "You still

presumption. "It's just... Clayton's been in

but I'm not certain." He pauses, his gaze intense. "Ava, I don't think

he means, Marcus and Vanessa tense up like coiled springs. I can feel the shift in

idea to bring Ava outside right now," Marcus says, his voice low and firm. "We need more information first. We still aren't certain where

mix of amusement and bewilderment. "There's an easier way to show her what I mean," he says, his golden

untouched plates in front of Marcus and Vanessa, a pang of guilt hitting me as I realize they haven't even had

anything, he's already leading

the world

screen, the reporter's voice tight with barely contained panic as she describes the scene unfolding behind her. New York City, a place I've only

across streets I don't recognize, littered with... bodies. So many

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

taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from burning

a quick interview. They

Run.

Run for your lives.

scrolling headlines at the bottom of the screen

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

UPRISING: NO

TOLL SURPASSES 100,000

SENT

couch, unable to tear my eyes away from the nightmare playing out before me. I feel Marcus's hand on my shoulder, steadying me, but it does little to ground me in this

humans and supernaturals

the future? Humans will

dissociating from the

camera are running.

surprised they don't cut away to anchors safe in a building somewhere, citing technical difficulties. Instead, we follow

at all, and a

went down," someone

did they take down an

the

I think so. Let me clean

dirt off the lens.

dirt and debris everywhere. We're safe, but I think the death toll just jumped. Back

riots inundate every major city…" The camera returns to a horrified anchor who speaks with professional detachment, despite the pallor

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