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.

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

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

interrupt, struggling to comprehend. "How is it even

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

am not that person."

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to make sense of it all. Then, a thought strikes me.

his features. "You still care

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

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 has changed.

what he means, Marcus and Vanessa tense up like

idea to bring Ava outside right now, Marcus says, his voice low and firm. "We

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

front of Marcus and Vanessa, a pang of guilt hitting me as 1 realize they haven't even had a chance to take

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

fills the screen, the reporter's voice tight with barely contained panic as she describes the scene unfolding behind her.

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

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

quick interview.

Run.

Run for your lives.

the bottom of the screen

The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

UPRISING: NO

100,000 IN NEW

SENT TO WHITE

tear my eyes away from the nightmare playing out before me. I feel Marcus's hand on my shoulder, steadying

peace between humans and

the future? Humans will never trust

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

camera are running. From

a building somewhere, citing technical difficulties. Instead, we follow along a nauseating

down, someone

take

on, is the camera

so. Let me

lens.

We're safe, but I think the death toll just jumped. Back to you,

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

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