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

sighs. "Most modern communication methods have been hijacked. It's impossible to contact people via phone. I'm not familiar with the technical terms,

I interrupt, struggling to comprehend. "How is it

this side of the country, Acarus clarifies. "That is as much as I

am not that person."

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

eyebrow, surprise evident in his

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

"I 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 show

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

not a good idea to bring Ava outside right now, Marcus says, his voice

and bewilderment. "There's an easier way to show her what I mean," he says,

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.

suddenly, the world I thought I knew shatters

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

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

I can't. My eyes are glued to the screen, taking in every horrific detail. Smoke rises from

stops for a quick interview. They all say the same

Run.

Run for your lives.

at the bottom of the screen hammer home

Ava The World

seeing:

ARMAGEDDON: SUPERNATURALS BETRAY HUMANITY

NO CITY

100,000 IN

SENT

legs give out, and I sink onto the couch, unable to tear my eyes away from the nightmare playing out before

between humans

look like in the future? Humans will

my stomach, I can feel myself dissociating from the

and the camera are running.

somewhere, citing technical difficulties. Instead, we follow along a nauseating run. Then, no visibility at all,

down, someone

did they take down an entire

the

so. Let me clean the

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

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

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

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