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

"Most modern 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. It's beyond even what humans are capable of. Probably the work of gnomes or

I interrupt, struggling to comprehend. "How is it

this side of the country, Acarus clarifies. "That is as much as I understand. Beyond that, you would have to discuss with

am not that person."

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a thought strikes

surprise evident in his features. "You still

been in Westwood and Blackwood for

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.

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

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

mix of amusement and bewilderment. "There's an easier way to show her what I mean,"

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 don't trust Acarus not to poison them. Before I

touch, and suddenly, the world I thought I

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

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 rising by the

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

them stops for a quick interview.

Run.

Run for your lives.

headlines at the bottom of the screen hammer

Ava The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

UPRISING: NO

TOLL SURPASSES 100,000 IN NEW

DEMANDS SENT TO WHITE

couch, unable to tear my eyes away from the nightmare playing out before me. I feel Marcus's hand on my shoulder, steadying me, but it does little to ground me in

between humans and

in the future? Humans will never

from the moment, my feelings growing distant and dim as I watch

and the camera are running.

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

went down, someone

take

on, is the

I think so. Let me clean

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

and debris everywhere. We're safe, but I

aren't isolated, as riots inundate every major city..." The camera returns to a horrified anchor who speaks

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