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.

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

contact people via phone. I'm not familiar with the technical terms, but

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

of the country, Acarus clarifies. "That is as much as

am not that person."

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make sense of it all. Then, a thought

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

ever outlive that presumption. "It's just... Clayton's been in Westwood and Blackwood for

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

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

voice low and firm. "We need more information first. We still aren't certain where we

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

even had a chance

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

scene unfolding behind her. New York City, a place I've only seen in movies and

catches in my throat as the camera pans across streets I don't recognize, littered with... bodies. So many bodies. The reporter's words wash over me, a torrent of horror I can barely process. "...unprecedented riots across the city... hospitals

every horrific detail. Smoke rises from burning buildings, casting an apocalyptic haze over the cityscape. People run through the streets, their faces masks of terror and

stops for a quick interview. They all say the

Run.

Run for your lives.

bottom of the screen hammer home the

The

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

UPRISING: NO CITY

100,000

SENT

before me. I feel Marcus's hand on my shoulder, steadying me, but it does little to ground me in

peace between humans

will never

dissociating from the moment, my feelings growing distant and dim as

camera are running.

difficulties. Instead, we follow along a nauseating run.

down, someone

take down an

on, is the camera still

Let me clean

dirt off the lens. We

collapsed, sending dirt and debris everywhere. We're safe, but I think the death toll

riots inundate every major city..." The camera returns to a horrified anchor

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