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

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

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

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

am not that person."

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sense of it all. Then, a thought strikes me. "What about Clayton?

his

presumption. "It's just... Clayton's been in Westwood and Blackwood

"I believe Alpha 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 the world

and Vanessa tense up like colled springs. I can feel

bring Ava outside right now, Marcus says, his voice

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

plates in front of Marcus and Vanessa, a pang of guilt hitting me as 1 realize they haven't even had a chance to take a bite. Then again,

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

describes the scene unfolding behind her. New York City, a place I've only seen

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 overwhelmed... death toll

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

quick interview. They

Run.

Run for your lives.

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

Ava The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO

TOLL SURPASSES 100,000 IN NEW

SENT TO WHITE

out before me. I feel Marcus's hand on my shoulder,

peace between humans and supernaturals has

will life look like in the future? Humans will never trust

my stomach, I can feel myself dissociating from the moment, my feelings

and the camera are

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

went down, someone

take down an

is the camera still

Let me clean

in silence as someone brushes dirt off the lens.

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

isolated, as riots inundate every major city..." The camera returns to a horrified anchor who speaks with professional detachment, despite the pallor in his

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