All Chapters of The Alpha's Freakshow: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

*Axel*It feels a little wrong to hug a crying woman and feel elated. It’s not her tears that are making me happy, though. No, that would be her very raw and honest confession. In the weeks that I have known Maggie, I have felt a shift inside. A complete thawing of the ice around my heart. I never thought I would want to love again after Madelyn and Abe were mated together. I know it wasn’t Madelyn’s fault, but I hated her and blamed her, too. I understand it now. Her use of the bond to save me. And now that I have my own mate, one who I trust and love, I want nothing more than to call my old best friend and tell her all about it and hear how happy her life has been. I can’t believe how much I fought this blessing, convincing myself it was some stupid werewolf curse that would bring me nothing but pain. For once, a woman could look at me for more than a few seconds with something other than horror or the

*Maggie*Three minutes with Cora and Sarah looking starry-eyed and planning my future has me ready to tear my hair out. I look frantically for Axel, hoping he is close enough to save me. I sigh in defeat when I can’t get my eyes on him. The last time I had ‘girl talk’ was with my two best friends who strong-armed me into hiking the day I got bit. The same day I met Axel. “Maggie, Maggie?” Sarah says, rubbing my arm.“Uh, sorry, what was that?” She frowns and looks at me with concern.“What color dress do you want to wear for the ceremony?”  -Where are you?- I ask Axel frantically through the mind link. I can hear him chuckling in my head.-Miss me already?- I swear I can hear the smugness in his tone.-I’m feeling overwhelmed and I just think I need to lie down. I feel drained.--Just tell Cora you’re not feeling well and h

*Axel* Maggie reaches out as if trying to grab hold of something, then stepping forward off of the tightrope, she lurches forward and falls. Her body looks limp as it twists and turns through the air like a rag doll. The crowd screams in horror and Ginger is frantically calling out to her. I can sense that Maggie is lost in her mind, as the only fear I can feel is my own. I run as fast as I can, trying to get to her, knowing I won’t be fast enough. The only thing I can think of doing is bellowing out what she should do. In order to be heard above the crowd, I reach deep and scream out to Maggie. “SHIFT!” I can feel the word rumble through my chest and burst through my voice box with such a force that the surrounding ground shakes. Maggie’s body snaps and breaks as it transforms into the purest wolf I have ever seen. Her white fur looks like it is glowing as it comes crashing to the ground with a rough landing.  The crowd gr

*Maggie*Axel has his arm wrapped firmly around my midsection, holding me close. Every time I try to move, he tugs me back and mutters incoherently. It’s since become a game to see how far I can move away before he notices and curls me back into him. After my last four attempts, I spin to face him.He sleeps with a smile on his face. Everything about him seems so regal and at peace. His scar is pressed into the pillow, so for the first time, I can get a good look at what he looked like before his brother tried to kill him. Axel has an angelic bone structure with high strong-looking cheekbones and a strong brow. His nose is in perfect proportion to his face and his stubble is nothing short of sexy. I run my hand along his cheek gently, trying to memorize how he looks, how he feels, before it this all blows up in my face. It was wrong of me to start this, but is it so wrong to want to be loved for who I am, even just for a night.

Billy roars loudly behind me as the ground rumbles in his distaste. Emal trumpets, Sarah and Andrew growl, Gregor and Hans flip around behind me. They are going crazy, slamming the ground violently and hooting. I can see fear settle in the eyes of a few men. The man with the scar looks impressed, and a little intimidated.  “Liam, you get the bear. Your face is already ugly, and your mate seems to like you how you are. My mate would kill me if I mess up my handsome mug.” “Wait!” Maggie says, looking ghostly. “Let me talk to him, again,” she begs. Brutus rolls his eyes, and she walks over. once more. Her scent wraps around me, trying to calm my mind and make me reasonable. “Please, we don’t want to hurt you. The man who hired us just wants to talk to you. I promise he won’t hurt you or the pack.” She whispers. Her hands move to my face as she strokes my cheeks, searching me for an ounce of hesitation. “You’ve done more damage than a