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.

speaks up, his voice tight with concern. "That doesn't explain why we haven't been able to

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

is it even

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

am not that person."

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a thought

his features. "You still care about the Aspen

if I'll ever outlive that presumption. "It's just... Clayton's been in Westwood

has returned to his pack, but I'm not certain. He pauses, his gaze intense.

and Vanessa tense up like colled springs. I can feel the shift in the

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

and bewilderment. "There's an easier way to show her what I mean," he says, his golden eyes

plates in front 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

and suddenly, the world I thought I

the screen, the reporter's voice tight with barely contained panic as she describes the scene unfolding behind her. New York City, a place

The reporter's words wash over me, a torrent of horror I can barely process. "...unprecedented riots across

taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from burning buildings, casting an apocalyptic

a quick interview. They all say the same

Run.

Run for your lives.

bottom of the screen hammer home the reality of

Ava The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO

100,000 IN NEW YORK

DEMANDS SENT TO

sink onto the couch, unable to tear my eyes away from the nightmare playing out before me. I feel Marcus's hand

humans and supernaturals

look like in the future? Humans will never

stomach, I can feel myself dissociating from the

and the camera are running. From

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

went down,

did they take down an

on, is the

I think so. Let me clean

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

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

city..." The camera returns to a horrified anchor who speaks with professional detachment, despite the pallor in

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