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Amelia's POV

"You're hoeing around with this mutt?!" Kaden snarled at me pulling me away from Axel and I whimpered softly, but a growl rumbled in my chest.

"Let her go." Axel said in a threateningly calm voice.

"Who was talking to you?" Kaden snarled at Axel and got in his face.

My friend scoffed and raised a brow, "What's your problem?"

"Shut up; she's not yours." Kaden spat at the other alpha.

"We were only talking." I said and my mate glared at me.

"Quiet you whore." He snarled and I blinked in shock. Rage and hurt boiled inside of me and I wrenched myself away from him.

"I'm not a whore! You stupid bastard!" I yelled at my mate and he frowned.

"Someone shut the Omega up." A woman said distastefully to the side and something in me snapped.

"I'm not a fucking Omega!" I yelled and glared at the woman and everyone else.

"My life has been hell yet people like you think they can judge me. All my life I've been beaten and thrown around. My own father tortured me every day since I can remember, saying it was my fault my mother died giving birth to me. And I prayed to the Goddess above that I'd find a good mate and he'd take care of me..." a growl laced my words and I momentarily caught the eyes of my mate, but I looked away. I saw my father bow his head.

"But I was wrong... The only man that has ever shown me love, sadly was not the one I was destined to be with." I found Alpha Axel's eyes and he stood rigid staring at me with a solemn expression.

"He knew of my father's torment and he helped me when everyone else looked down on me. No one wanted to stop the alpha from beating and trying to rape his own daughter. Oh no Goddess forbid that! And when he finally got me out I had to become Omega of Blood Pack... but I am no Omega." I said and looked around at everyone in the room.

My father groaned softly before standing and beginning to leave the room. My eyes followed him.

"I used to wish that this was all a dream or that I'd just die, but now I'm accepting of it. You can't change the past and I guess I'm just fated to a fucked up life." I chuckled softly at the end. After a moment I realized my cheeks were wet with tears.

"So go back to your damn party. You don't have to worry about the Omega ruining your precious night." I growled and started toward the exit.

"It's okay Amelia let's get out of here." A voice said and I looked up to see Axel standing with open arms. I stepped into his arms and he instantly hugged me to him.

"Don't cry in front of these assholes, come on." He growled softly and whisked me out of the room with his hand wrapped around my waist.

We were walking down a hallway when I felt my knees buckle beneath me. I sank to the ground chocking on my sobs and Axel whirled around and caught me before I hit the floor.

"I can't do this anymore Axel... I can't look at him and feel all these things I feel towards him while he just looks at me and sees a pile of trash. He looks at me like I'm the worst person in the world and I don't know why... Why does he hate me?" I cried and Axel picked me up into his arms.

"I don't know why." Axel said softly and sat down leaning against the wall. He held me in his lap and I laid my head on his chest listening to his steady heartbeat.

"I just wish I was paired with you... Why is life so cruel Axel?" I breathed and the alpha pulled me ever closer.

"That's just how life is for some of us." He sighed and his hands rubbed my back. I closed my eyes and leaned against him.

"I just wanted to be loved; was that to much to ask?" I said softly.

Axel growled and I opened my eyes slowly to find him staring down at me. His blue eyes were dark and swirling with emotion; not golden and cold like Kaden's. His concern was true; not forced out like my mate's. His gaze was warm whereas Kaden had bitter raked glances.

"I love you." Axel growled softly and pulled me closer so his breaths fanned my lips.

"Tell me to stop now and I'll back off." Axel groaned in a husky voice as he leaned closer, but I didn't say anything. He was going to kiss me.

I should've stopped him, but instead I closed my eyes and pressed my lips softly to his.

It wasn't long before I was ripped away from him and I yelped in shock and opened my eyes as I was flung over a shoulder. A horrible growl echoed throughout the hallway as Kaden set my down beside the opposite wall and whirled on Axel who was standing up.

Kaden launched himself at Axel and I gasped as he punched him in his gut. Axel growled and swung back, but Kaden seemed unaffected by the hit to the face. My mate snarled and slammed Axel against the wall before punching him repeatedly.

"Don't touch her again!" Kaden roared and tackled Axel to the ground. Blood was flowing from Axel's mouth and nose. Crimson stained the tile floors and my mate's knuckles.

Axel groaned as Kaden continued to beat him and it was all my fault.

"Stop... please." I cried and my mate actually listened to me. Kaden backed away from the bleeding alpha who was struggling to sit up.

Kaden marched over to me and grabbed my arm before pulling me along with him.

"I'm sorry Axel." I said softly as we were forced to go our separate ways.