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 anyone from the

familiar with the technical terms, but it's some form of hacking. It's beyond even what humans are capable of. Probably the work

it even possible to take down an entire country's

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

am not that person."

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a thought strikes me. "What

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

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

I'm not certain. He pauses, his gaze intense. "Ava, I don't

tense up like colled springs. I can

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

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

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, they don't trust Acarus not to poison them. Before I can say anything, he's already leading

the world I thought I knew shatters into

contained panic as she describes the scene unfolding behind her. New York City, a place I've only seen in movies and postcards,

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

are glued to the screen, taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from burning buildings, casting an apocalyptic

them stops for a quick interview.

Run.

Run for your lives.

at the bottom of the

The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO

TOLL SURPASSES 100,000

DEMANDS SENT

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

humans and

Humans will never trust us

the moment, my feelings growing distant

the camera are running. From

citing technical difficulties. Instead, we follow along a nauseating run. Then, no visibility at

went down,

they take down an

on, is the camera still

Let me clean

off the lens.

dirt and debris everywhere. We're safe,

aren't isolated, 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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