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Chapter 16
*Axel*
“I’m sorry,” Maggie whispers as she covers her face.
I’m not sure what to do to comfort her or what I did to make her recoil in fear, so I stand staring at her. I reach out slowly, only to retract my hand in fear of further rejection. My eyes move over her, searching for any injuries, but find nothing obvious. I stumble over the right words and actions as she stands in front of me, falling apart.
“It’s okay. I get it. The bond makes you feel things you normally wouldn’t,” I say, trying to comfort her. “You don’t have to be embarrassed. I won’t tell anyone.”
She looks up at me in shock. Her eyes look my face over as she struggles to pull herself together. Her color slowly comes back to her, and she reaches out for my hand. I oblige and extend my hand to her. The sparks ignite on contact and I try to keep my reaction to myself. She gasps slightly and
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The Alpha's Freakshow Chapter 17
*Axel*I have trained since I was old enough to walk. Fighting always came naturally to me, even though I hate it. I learned as a child that controlling your breathing could help you control your heart rate. So why, after all these damn years and training exercises, is my heart pattering away like a tap dancer trying to keep a hip-hop beat?I can stand before hundreds of humans, putting the reality of the shifter world on full display for them to gawk at and hoping they don’t realize the secret to our magic. But a simple dinner with my mate, the woman who just professed her feelings for me, has me feeling like I am going to vomit. Nothing, no amount of training, routine, or, hell, even Ultima powers could have prepared me for a single first date with my mate. I feel like a fool as I grin, just waiting for her to emerge in my tent.I got dressed forty-five minutes ago, just in case she might show up early. Would she show up fort
The Alpha's Freakshow Chapter 18
*Maggie*The relentless buzzing from my phone is making it difficult to practice for the show. Brutus has been on my case since I told him I thought I knew who the Ultima was. It was stupid and I should have just kept my mouth shut, but I couldn’t help but feel excited at long last finding the very person who had ruined my life. How was I supposed to know that he would become my life?Axel and I have been inseparable since our kiss. We spent every waking minute at least within a six-foot vicinity of each other. While I spend every sleeping moment dreaming of the second, we can reunite again. I hate how easy it is for me to forgive him when he is near me. But now, the more I grow accustomed to the bond and its wonderful addictiveness, the more reality settles in.Axel is the Ultima. He destroys huma
The Alpha's Freakshow Chapter 19
“It’s just, Axel has a facial scar too, so shouldn’t I stay and monitor him here? What if the guy you are going to go see isn’t the ultima and we ruin the trust I have here? It would be better for me to…” I say as Brutus cuts me off.“I need the backup,” Brutus says sternly.“No. You are wrong. I know he isn’t the Ultima.” I say back, holding my ground.“You seem mighty sure of that,”“I am!”“So then, tell me who do you think it is?”My blood runs cold. I have backed myself into a corner and I know it. I sigh heavily.&ld
The Alpha's Freakshow Chapter 20
*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
The Alpha's Freakshow Chapter 21
I stare down at the faint woman in my arms as my brain spins out of control. Elation zooms through me like an over-caffeinated person, only to be hammered down by regret. This isn’t how I wanted the mating process to go. Yeah, I love her, but this is still a new love. Love with the potential for the things she claimed she wanted moments earlier. Love, plus this bond has made us both go crazy and I’m not sure we are better for it.She officially marked me, And I reciprocated the act. She can no longer leave on a whim and I can no longer hide from her what I am. What will happen when she finds out I’m the Ultima? Sure, maybe she will stay and try to understand. But there is a much more likely outcome- her leaving me like everyone else when they found out my identity. On the plus side, I will have a valid reason for my red eyes and won’t have to lie to her about that.Maggie groans and slaps her hand over her neck
The Alpha's Freakshow Chapter 22
*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
The Alpha's Freakshow Chapter 23
*Maggie* The roar of the crowd shakes the tent sides as Emal transforms into his massive white elephant. Ginger looks tiny next to him as she crawls onto his trunk. The crowd goes wild as she stands and puts both hands up. Emal walks around the ring twice before going to the center and going up on his hind legs. He uses the force of his trunk to propel Giner up into the air. She soars like an angel, her arms open wide. Her momentum slows and just as quickly as shooting her up, she plummets back toward the ground. Gregor takes a hold of her ankle and swings her up into the air once more. Hans then swings through the air and Ginger snaps her fingers right in front of him and he transforms into a monkey, grabbing her tightly and tossing her back to Gregor, who then turns into a monkey. “It’s pretty amazing, huh?” Axel whispers in my ear. The hair on my neck stands on edge at the sound of his voice. “Did you know they were adding al
The Alpha's Freakshow Chapter 24
*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
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