Tangled

Chapter 256

Unshift 256

Unshift 256

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.

with concern. "That doesn't explain why we haven't been able to contact anyone

been hijacked. It's impossible to contact people via phone. I'm not familiar with the technical terms,

interrupt, struggling to comprehend. "How is it even possible to take down an entire country's

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

am not that person."

:00

sense of it all. Then, a thought strikes me. "What about Clayton? How's

surprise evident in his

that presumption. "It's just... Clayton's been in Westwood

not certain. He pauses, his gaze intense. "Ava, I don't think you understand how

me what he means, Marcus and Vanessa tense up like colled

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

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

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

touch, and suddenly, the world I thought I knew shatters into

the scene unfolding behind her. New York

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 city... hospitals overwhelmed... death toll

the screen, taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from burning

of them stops for a quick

Run.

Run for your lives.

the bottom of the screen hammer

The

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO

TOLL SURPASSES 100,000

DEMANDS SENT TO

eyes away from the nightmare playing out before me. I feel Marcus's

peace between humans and

like in the future? Humans will never trust us again.

can feel myself dissociating from the moment, my feelings growing

camera are

Instead, we follow along a nauseating run. Then, no

went down,

did they take

the

I think so. Let me

the lens. We can see again, the reporter's face. illuminated against

sending dirt and debris everywhere. We're safe, but I

major city..." The camera returns to

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255