Tangled

Chapter 256

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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."

1 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.

Why? By who?

1. me. A hospital? Then that means he was injured. How?

"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.

concern. "That doesn't explain why we haven't been able to contact

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

interrupt, struggling to comprehend. "How is it even possible to take down an

as much as I understand. Beyond that, you would have to discuss with someone

am not that person."

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Then, a thought strikes me. "What about Clayton?

eyebrow, surprise evident in his features. "You still care about

just... Clayton's been in

his gaze intense. "Ava, I don't think you

he means, Marcus and Vanessa tense up like colled springs. I can

says, his voice low and firm. "We need more information first. We still aren't certain

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

Vanessa, a pang of guilt hitting me as 1 realize they haven't even had a chance to take a bite. Then again, they don't trust Acarus not to poison them. Before I can say anything, he's already leading us into the

to life under Acarus's touch, and suddenly, the world I thought I knew shatters into a

barely contained panic as she describes the scene unfolding behind her. New York City, a

many bodies. The reporter's words wash

in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from burning buildings, casting

of them stops for a quick interview. They all say the same

Run.

Run for your lives.

scrolling headlines at the bottom of the screen hammer home the

Ava The

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

UPRISING: NO CITY

100,000

SENT TO WHITE

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 my shoulder, steadying me, but it does

humans

will life look like in the future? Humans will

myself dissociating from the

and the camera are running.

cut away to anchors safe in a building somewhere, citing technical difficulties. Instead, we follow along a nauseating run. Then, no visibility

down, someone

take down an

on, is the camera

think so. Let me

the lens. We

collapsed, sending dirt and debris everywhere. We're safe,

city..." The camera

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