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

not familiar with the technical terms, but it's some form of hacking. It's beyond even what humans are capable of. Probably the

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

clarifies. "That is as much as I understand. Beyond that, you would have to discuss with

am not that person."

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make sense of it all. Then, a

an eyebrow, surprise evident in his features.

been in Westwood and Blackwood

to his pack, but I'm not certain. He pauses, his gaze intense.

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

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

bewilderment. "There's an easier way to show her what I mean," he says, his golden eyes flickering

me as 1 realize they haven't even had a chance to take a bite. Then

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

news broadcast fills the screen, the reporter's voice tight with barely contained panic as she describes the scene unfolding behind her. New York City, a place

The reporter's words wash over me, a torrent of horror I can barely process. "...unprecedented riots across the city...

the screen, taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from burning buildings, casting an apocalyptic haze over the cityscape.

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

Run.

Run for your lives.

bottom of the screen hammer home the reality of

Ava The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

UPRISING: NO

TOLL SURPASSES 100,000 IN NEW

DEMANDS SENT TO WHITE

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 little to

humans

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

the moment, my feelings growing distant

reporter and the camera are

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

down, someone

did they take down an

the camera

think so. Let

silence as someone brushes dirt off the lens. We can see again, the reporter's face.

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

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

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