A/N: Oops.

Everyone widened their eyes when they heard Mitch's usual soft and shy voice became loud and confident. Scott had to hide the smirk that happened because of Mitch's sudden confidence while Avi and Kevin gave each high fives. Kirstin glared at Mitch and walked up closely to him, striking fear in his tiny body.

"You deserve to be punished," Kirstin hissed, grabbing Mitch's arm and squeezing it tightly. Scott then slapped his hand on hers and she retreated, glaring at the Lead Alpha. "What the heck, Scott?! You can't hurt me! I'm in the Pack!"

"Not anymore," Scott argued, holding Mitch's hand and rubbing the Omega's arm softly. "And last time I checked, Jeremy punished Mitch even though he's not in the Pack."

"Oh, drag ha sis! How she recova?" Avi yelled, getting everyone's attention. He then smirked, pointing to Mitch. "He taught me that."

"That is amazing," Kevin commented, smiling at the Omega. Mitch smiled shyly at the attention and buried his face into Scott's shirt, hiding from everyone's stares. "Scott's got a point."

"Well, I'm not leaving," Kirstin finalized, crossing her arms. An idea then came to mind and she smirked. "If you kick me out, I could easily tell a Council member that Avi, Kevin, and Scott abuse Mitch. He has bruises to prove it."

"You and your loving Mate did that," Kevin yelled, defending himself and the Alphas. Mitch bit his lip to keep from crying, but a tear managed to escape. "None of us have fingers small enough to match those bruises on his arms!"

"Oh, but you three could be accused of slapping him across the face and hitting his back," Kirstin fought back, her smirk getting annoying by the minute. "Either I stay or you three get put in jail and Mitch is forced to be in another Pack or become homeless. Your choice."

The Alphas and Beta shared looks, wanting to protect Mitch. If Kirstin stayed, he would stay in the Pack, but Kirstin and Jeremy will be in there. They could hurt him and accuse him of doing 'punishable activities'. That is something that Mitch does not deserve.

If she left, then Jeremy would leave too and Mitch will be safe. Only this time, the Alphas and Beta will be arrested because Kirstin will accuse them of abuse. Mitch will then have no Pack to be with, leaving him to be alone or maybe even homeless, yet another thing that Mitch does not deserve.

Scott then sighed, looking at Kevin and Avi, finalizing their answer. They both nodded sadly, hoping that in the end, Mitch did not get hurt. Scott then looked at Mitch, frowning slightly. Mitch bit his lip, praying for the best.

"I'm so sorry, Princess Ariel," Scott whispered, hugging the Omega tight. The Lead Alpha closed his eyes, praying that Mitch will be okay. "You're staying."

In that moment, Mitch began to dear for his life more than he's ever done before.

~~~

Kirstin and Jeremy came into the dining room, laughing loudly. Mitch picked at his food, feeling sadness take over his body. Scott glared at the couple and cut Mitch's food into small pieces, thinking back to a distinct memory.

"Scott?"

"Yes, Allie?"

"Kirstin was mean to me. All I did was ask her a simple question and she walked off, seeming to be glaring at something."

"That's just her nature, babe. She's really sweet though. She's probably just mad."

"Okay, Alpha. Scotty?"

"Yes, Allie?"

"Promise that you will never get mad at me and that you will love me forever and forever."

"I promise. Forever and forever, my Dorothy."

"Forever and forever, my Scarecrow."

Scott shook his head to fight off the tears and kissed Mitch's forehead softly, causing a rosy color to grow on the Omega's cheeks. Avi and Kevin then sat down, sighing loudly.

"I'm seeing Alyssa today," Kevin reported, nodding towards Scott. The Lead Alpha nodded, being happy that there was at least one Beta who told the truth. "I'll be back with her tomorrow."

"DRAG!"

"Avi, that's only used when someone actually gets dragged," Mitch giggled then stopped. He stood up, dizziness taking over his body. "Prince Erik? I feel dizzy."

"Oh," Scott replied, frowning a bit. He then put his hand onto Mitch's forehead and sighed empathetically. "You have a fever, Princess Ariel. Let's get you to bed."

"Okay, Alpha."

Mitch then allowed Scott to pick him up and closed his eyes to lessen the dizziness. He then then felt himself get tucked into bed and a pair of lips kiss his cheek.

"Sleep tight, my little Mitchy."

And Mitch fell asleep immediately.

~~~

"Scott," Avi yelled, looking at the calendar. The Lead Alpha nodded, walking up to the other Alpha. "We have a test tomorrow."

"Shoot," Scott commented, looking towards his and Mitch's bedroom. He looked back at the calendar and sighed. "We have to go now."

Abi nodded as the both of them began to get stuff together for tomorrow. Scott kissed Mitch's forehead once more before leaving. After they left, Kirstin smirked and looked up at Jeremy.

"I'm surprised that you didn't get in trouble for forgery," Kirstin commented as she looked at the calendar. Jeremy smirked back and nodded his thanks. "We need that in the future. Now that the three of them are gone, we can give him what he deserves."

"You got that right," Jeremy agree as he went to Scott and Mitch's room. He opened the door, waking up the Omega immediately. "Wake up!"

"Okay, Alpha," Mitch responded, not liking Jeremy's hard stare. He got out of his bed, feeling better now than earlier but is still obviously sick. "What do you need?"

The answer was a hand gripping his arm. Mitch let out a pained noise, widening his eyes when he got pushed into Avi's room. He fell to the ground, scared of what will happen do him.

"First of all, call me Sir," Jeremy demanded, glaring at Mitch. The Omega looked down at his lap, nodding his head. "Secondly, I will get verbal responses. Lastly, if you say anything about this, I will hurt you."

"Yes, Sir," Mitch answered back, looking at the door when Kirstin came in. Mitch stood up and tried to walk to the door, but Jeremy stopped him. "Kirstin, help me!" 

"No."

Kirstin then closed the door and locked it from the outside, leaving Mitch and Jeremy by themselves. Mitch closed his eyes, keeping of all the pain that will come ahead of him.

"Avi, Kevin, Scott! Save me!"

Because they weren't there, they couldn't get to him. He doesn't know they left though.

"They left you," Jeremy lied as he grabbed the belt. Mitch bit his lip, wanting nothing more than for this to be over. "They abandoned you just like your family did. They left because they didn't like how you were different."

Mitch began to cry as the belt was getting ready to get thrown on his back. As it was thrown down, he thought those three words he thought when he was five:

Nobody loves me.

A/N: I apologize for being evil. I'm sorry, lol. Also, this story is more than half way to 1K votes! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I hope you enjoyed the chapter and always remember that I love you all!!!!:)

-Maddie🐧🐧🐧