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.

explain why we haven't

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

comprehend. "How is it even possible to take down an

clarifies. "That is as much as

am not that person."

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all. Then, a thought strikes me. "What about Clayton? How's the Aspen pack

an eyebrow, surprise evident in his features. "You still

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

certain. He pauses, his gaze intense. "Ava, I don't

moment Acarus suggests showing me what he means, Marcus and Vanessa tense up like colled springs. I can feel the shift in the

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

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

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

TV flickers to life under Acarus's touch, and suddenly, the world I thought I knew shatters into

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, has become a

as the camera pans across streets I don't recognize, littered with... bodies. So many bodies. The reporter's words wash

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

of them stops for a quick interview.

Run.

Run for your lives.

of the screen hammer home the

Ava The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO

SURPASSES 100,000 IN NEW YORK

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 this new, terrifying

between humans and

the future? Humans will never trust us again. Will we have to

the moment,

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 of

went down, someone

did they take down an entire

on, is the camera

so. Let

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

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

you, Kyle-the horrors in New York City aren't isolated, as riots inundate every major city..." The camera returns to a horrified anchor who speaks with professional detachment,

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