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 why

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

"How is it even possible to take

Acarus clarifies. "That is as much as I

am not that person."

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mind races, trying to make sense of it all. Then, a thought strikes me. "What about Clayton? How's the Aspen pack

his features. "You still

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

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

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

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

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

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

flickers to life under Acarus's touch, and suddenly, the

tight with barely contained panic as she describes the scene unfolding behind her. New York City, a place I've

my throat as the 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

I can't. My eyes are glued to the screen, taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from burning buildings, casting an apocalyptic haze over the cityscape. People run through the streets, their faces masks

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

Run.

Run for your lives.

bottom of the screen hammer home the reality

The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

UPRISING: NO CITY

SURPASSES 100,000

DEMANDS SENT TO

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

between humans and supernaturals

the future? Humans will never trust

I can feel myself dissociating from the moment, my

and the camera are running. From

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

went down,

did they take

the camera

I think so. Let me

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

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

city..." The

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