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

impossible to contact people via phone. I'm not familiar with the technical terms, but it's some form of hacking. It's beyond

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

of the country, Acarus clarifies. "That is as much as I understand. Beyond that, you would have

am not that person."

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of it all. Then, a

raises an eyebrow, surprise evident in his features.

ever outlive that presumption. "It's just... Clayton's been in Westwood and Blackwood for so long. I hope he's okay, and his pack

"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 has changed. Perhaps it is

tense up like colled springs.

voice low and

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

chance to take a bite. Then again, they don't trust Acarus not to poison them.

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

she describes the scene unfolding behind her. New York City, a place I've only seen in movies and postcards, has become a war

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...

can't. My eyes are glued to the screen, taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from burning buildings, casting an apocalyptic haze over the cityscape. People

them stops for a quick interview. They

Run.

Run for your lives.

the screen hammer home the reality of

Ava The

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

UPRISING: NO

TOLL SURPASSES 100,000 IN NEW YORK

SENT TO

tear my eyes away from the nightmare playing out before

peace between humans and supernaturals has

Humans will never trust us again. Will we have to

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

and the camera are running. From

safe in a building somewhere, citing technical difficulties. Instead, we follow along a nauseating run. Then, no visibility at all, and a lot

down, someone

they take down an entire

on, is the

so. Let me clean the

off the lens. We

and debris everywhere. We're safe, but I think the

City aren't isolated, as riots inundate every major city..." The camera returns to

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