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

communication methods have 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.

is it even possible to take

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

am not that person."

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make sense of it all. Then, a thought

in his features. "You still care about the Aspen

deny immediately, wondering if I'll ever outlive that presumption. "It's just... Clayton's been in Westwood and Blackwood for so long. I

gaze intense. "Ava, I don't think you understand how much the world has changed. Perhaps it

suggests showing me what he means, Marcus and Vanessa tense up like colled springs. I can

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

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

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

the world I thought I knew shatters into a thousand

contained panic as she describes the scene unfolding behind her. New York City, a

pans across streets I don't recognize, littered with... bodies. So many bodies. The reporter's words wash over me, a torrent

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

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

Run.

Run for your lives.

headlines at the bottom of the screen hammer home

Ava The

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO CITY

TOLL SURPASSES 100,000 IN NEW YORK

SENT TO WHITE

onto the couch, unable to tear my eyes away from the nightmare playing out before me. I feel

peace between humans and supernaturals has

will never

myself dissociating from the

the camera are running. From

safe in a building somewhere, citing technical difficulties. Instead, we

went down,

did they take down an entire

on, is the camera

I think so. Let me clean

silence as someone brushes dirt off the lens. We can see again, the

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

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

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