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

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

to comprehend. "How is it even possible

side 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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make sense of it all. Then, a

evident in his features. "You still care about

been in Westwood and Blackwood for so long. I hope

I'm not certain. He pauses, his gaze intense. "Ava, I don't think you understand how much the world has changed.

he means, Marcus and Vanessa tense up

outside right now, Marcus says, his voice low and firm. "We need more information first. We still aren't

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

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

under Acarus's touch, and suddenly, the world I thought I knew shatters into a thousand

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

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

to look away, but I can't. My eyes are glued to the screen, taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from burning buildings, casting an

stops for a quick interview. They

Run.

Run for your lives.

bottom of the screen hammer home

Ava The

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

UPRISING: NO CITY

100,000 IN

DEMANDS SENT TO

tear my eyes away from the nightmare playing out before

between humans and supernaturals

will life look like in the future? Humans will never

can feel myself dissociating from the moment, my

and the camera are

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

down, someone

they take down an entire

on, is the camera still

Let me clean

brushes dirt off the lens. We can see again, the reporter's

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

you, Kyle-the horrors in New York City aren't isolated, as riots inundate every major city..." The camera returns to a horrified anchor who speaks with professional

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