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 we haven't been able to contact

modern communication methods have been hijacked. It's impossible 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 humans are capable of. Probably the work of gnomes or

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

is as much as I

am not that person."

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

evident in his features. "You still

presumption. "It's just... Clayton's been in Westwood and Blackwood for so long. I hope he's

He pauses, his gaze intense. "Ava, I don't think you understand how much the world has changed. Perhaps it is better

and Vanessa tense

Marcus says, his voice

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

even had a chance to take a bite. Then again, they don't trust Acarus not to poison them.

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

unfolding

breath catches in 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 across the city... hospitals overwhelmed... death

detail. Smoke rises from burning buildings, casting an apocalyptic haze over the cityscape. People run through the streets, their faces masks of

of them stops for a quick interview. They all

Run.

Run for your lives.

scrolling headlines at the bottom of the screen

Ava The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO CITY

SURPASSES 100,000 IN NEW YORK

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,

between humans and

Humans will never trust us again. Will

my stomach, I can feel myself dissociating from the moment, my feelings

the camera are running.

building somewhere, citing technical difficulties. Instead, we

went down, someone

did they take

the camera

so. Let me

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

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

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

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