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 been able 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

struggling to comprehend. "How is it even possible

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

am not that person."

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Then, a thought strikes me. "What about Clayton? How's

his features. "You still care about the Aspen

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

believe 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 is better to

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

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

way to show her what I

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

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

contained panic as she describes the scene unfolding behind her. New York City, a place I've only seen in

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

the screen, taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from burning buildings, casting an apocalyptic haze over the cityscape. People run through the

stops for a quick interview. They all

Run.

Run for your lives.

headlines at the bottom of the screen hammer

Ava The

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO

100,000 IN NEW YORK

SENT TO

playing out before me. I

humans

the future? Humans will

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

reporter and the camera are

somewhere, citing technical difficulties. Instead, we follow along a

down,

they take down an entire

the camera still

think so. Let

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

debris everywhere. We're safe, but I think the death toll

every major city..." The camera returns to

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