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

much as I

make sense of it all. Then, a thought strikes

his features. "You still care about the Aspen

been in

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

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

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

them, his expression a mix of amusement and bewilderment. "There's an easier way to show her what I

Vanessa, a pang of guilt hitting me as I realize they haven't even had a chance to take a bite. Then again, they don't trust

say anything, he's already leading us into the living

Acarus's touch, and suddenly, the world I thought I knew

the 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

catches in my throat as the camera pans across streets I don't recognize, littered with... bodies. So many bodies. The reporter's

hospitals overwhelmed... death toll rising by

screen, taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises

for a quick interview. They all

Run.

Run for your lives.

scrolling headlines at the bottom of the screen hammer home the reality

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO CITY

SURPASSES 100,000

SENT TO

onto the 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

between humans and

like in the future? Humans will never trust us

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

and the camera are running.

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

visibility at all,

went down,"

did they take down an entire

is the

so. Let me

brushes dirt off the lens. We can see again, the reporter's face illuminated against

safe, but I think the death

as riots inundate every major city…" The camera returns to

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