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

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

I interrupt, struggling to comprehend. "How is it even possible to

clarifies. "That is as much

am not that person."

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sense of it all. Then, a thought strikes me.

eyebrow, surprise evident in his

I'll ever outlive that presumption. "It's just... Clayton's been in Westwood and Blackwood for so long. I hope he's okay, and

I'm not certain. He pauses, his gaze intense. "Ava, I don't think you understand how much the world has

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

a good idea to bring Ava outside right now, Marcus says, his voice

an easier way to show her

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 can

suddenly, the world I thought I knew

contained panic as she describes the scene unfolding behind her. New York

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

detail. Smoke rises from burning buildings, casting

stops for a quick interview. They all say the same

Run.

Run for your lives.

bottom of the screen hammer home the reality of what

The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO

100,000 IN NEW

DEMANDS SENT TO

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

between humans and

will never trust us again.

the moment, my feelings

the camera are running.

don't cut away to anchors safe in a building somewhere, citing technical difficulties. Instead, we

down,

take down

on, is the camera still

so. Let

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

building just collapsed, sending dirt and debris everywhere. We're safe, but I think

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

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