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

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

is it even possible

is as much as I understand. Beyond that, you would

am not that person."

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

in his features. "You still care

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

Alpha Shadowpine 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. Perhaps it

Vanessa tense up like

his voice low and firm. "We need more information first. We still aren't certain where

amusement and bewilderment. "There's an easier way to

a pang of guilt hitting me as 1 realize they haven't even had a chance to

Acarus's touch, and suddenly, the world I thought I knew shatters into

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 seen in movies and postcards,

words wash over me, a torrent of horror I can barely process. "...unprecedented riots across the city... hospitals overwhelmed... death toll rising by the

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 terror

stops for a quick interview.

Run.

Run for your lives.

scrolling headlines at the bottom of the screen

The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO CITY

TOLL SURPASSES 100,000

DEMANDS SENT TO WHITE

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

between humans

Humans will never trust us again.

my stomach, I can feel myself dissociating from the moment, my feelings growing distant and dim

reporter and the camera are running.

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

down,

they take

is the

think so. Let me clean the

in silence as someone brushes dirt off the lens. We can see again, the reporter's face.

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

as riots inundate every major city..." The camera returns to a horrified anchor who speaks with professional detachment,

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