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In this world there are alphas and betas. Alphas control the relationship and what goes on in their house hold. What alpha's say go. Alphas are dominant. When an alpha finds their beta, they feel an urge to claim, protect, and procreate with the beta. Alphas can be any gender and can mate with the same sex or the opposite sex. I grew up with a dominant father, and a submissive mother, and what I learned from this bonding was that, you only had such limited freedom until your alpha found you. When that happens, they are the law and the laws of the U.S. bend in favor of the alpha. You could do anything to your beta as long as you did not kill them.

So basically we are slaves. I'm only 23, and I have yet to ever connect with a person so I am guessing I was to be a submissive. I found this fact out when I was really young, and even then, I knew I did not want to be anyone's slave. My parents didn't understand the struggle. My mom claimed to be so happy, but how could anyone be happy when a person comes into their life and just demands they revert their lives around them? No, I couldn't do it. Not now not ever.

So how did I end up in a police station with my hands cuffed together? Well it was simple. I was a part of a group who wanted to break the laws of alpha and beta called AntiDom, for Anti Dominance. It seemed our rally down town got us noticed and also caused a fifteen minute riot. Basically every member in an AntiDom shirt was arrested. The group was created by Albert Nottingham, a man who denied his alpha and has gone against the laws of having to bend to his alpha's will. To know a man like this existed was a godsend for someone. He was the chosen one who was able to break from his chains of bondage.

Many followed after him, leaving their families and their lives to follow after him and be taught by him. Of course this upset many alphas and so there was a lot of tension between alphas and the group. Alpha cops didn't bother being too polite to us. So here I sat, Amara O'Neal, a member of AntiDom of five years, waiting to be charged with disturbing the peace or causing a riot or something. I was not trying to cause violence during the protest. If anything, I enjoyed volunteering at meetings just meeting others like me and talking to men and women who felt trapped in their lives. Some had great lives before meeting their alphas. Others thought they were happy until they felt they too could not live a life that was truly their own.

While I waited, I twirled my finger into one of the strands of my hair in anticipation. What would happen to me, I wondered. I had school pretty soon and I could be kicked out. I didn't even get a phone call to call my parents. They knew I attended AntiDom meetings out of curiosity, but made sure to tell me their concerns about the group and that being there could lead to trouble.

"Ooh and it's all right and it's coming oh we gotta get it right back to where we started from. Love is good. Love can be strong. We gotta get it right back to where we started from." I muttered the familiar tune of Maxine Nightingale.

Normal POV

Rafael Barba was good at his job as ADA to the team. He may not have won every case, but he never went down without a fight. So now he was staring at this woman, this African American woman whose little club has caused such a rise in downtown Manhattan. He never had much of a personal life, and if he did it was wrapped around a case. He felt content with his job and his life. But now after looking at this woman he felt empty, as if his life had been missing something all along. But then he felt suddenly awakened like he had been sleeping this entire time but upon feeling that surge of electricity pulse into his body upon seeing her, he knew. He knew she was the one. All he thought about was her. It was if winning in the courtroom was only second best to being able to stand in her presence, to stare at her beauty and admire it for all of eternity. Rafael let out an exhale.

"Una diosa se para frente a mi y ella es toda mia." he whispered.

She had light mocha skin and was curvy around the hips and thighs. She had long straight hair, that was flat our gorgeous. Her face was round and she looked hard to break. Her deep brown eyes looked up, and it looked like she was looking right at Barba. He inhaled loudly and was glad to be the only one behind the glass, because he didn't want her looking at anywhere else. Now when you looked at Rafael Barba, you could tell he was ready to win at anything and he was not easily beaten. But this woman. She was the reason he lived now, and he wasn't sure how he felt about it. But he knew he had to step up and let his beta know who was in charge. The door opened in the back and in came Olivia Benson, chief of the Sex Crimes Unit and alpha to Amanda Rollins.

"Got the file on Ms. O'Neal, and she doesn't have much of a record, very minor stuff." Olivia said which made Rafael sigh with relief. It wouldn't be too hard to get her out of here.

"What's AntiDom's record?" he asked quickly wanting to know as much about the young beta that he could. Olivia handed him the woman's record. He eyed it immediately. The detective was right mostly speeding tickets and having to pay for a vase she accidently broke at an antique store.

"They have been involved in many riots, some arrested on gun possessions. Other cities claim numerous acts of terrorism and Nottingham is the master of it all. Some members been charged with raiding government garages and stealing weapons. One member was almost locked away two years ago for having blue prints of an FBI agency, but the evidence was tampered with. After that many laid low until now. This group is very serious of what they stand for." Luckily it seemed she didn't have much to do with AntiDom's record and to this Rafael was grateful.

He then scoffed.

"What do they plan to kill alphas all over the city, wage war against alphas?" he asked mockingly closing the file. Olivia sighed and placed her hands on her hips. 'Jesus, she's only twenty-three.' Barba thought. Too young for him, but old enough to be broken in. Damn.

"You should hear Nottingham's speech. He makes us sound like slave owners, that we will torture and hurt our betas. It's sad to see a young mind wasted." she told. And it was true, not all alphas mistreated their betas.

"But there's no real reason to believe she's involved… has any of the informants said anything about her?" he asked. Olivia nodded.

"Not much on her personal life. She just goes to meetings and talks with other betas. They've even organized programs to help inner city schools. Nottingham is a trust fund baby and his money seems to grow. She's been seen feeding the homeless and offering shelter to… abused betas who are hiding from their abusive alphas." she explained softly.

Rafael's blood boiled at her words. He saw being an alpha as a strong title and responsibility. You're meant to love your beta. Any alpha who hurts their betas did not deserve that beta. He shook his head. There was no way he was letting his beta go to jail especially if she was innocent and not involved in the group specifically.

"No. She's not going to jail." he stated glancing at Olivia and looking back out the window at the girl. Olivia looked at Barba with shock.

"What are you saying, we have to charge her. She could be a terrorist." she said. Rafael didn't believe it or didn't want to believe it.

"No. She's just lost." he said. Olivia began to mutter before stopping in her words and looking at Rafael with a frozen stair. Rafael just glanced at her and then back at the glass. Olivia looked back at the glass and was now even more stunned.

"Oh my god." she said placing her hand on her forehead. Rafael nodded slowly.

"She's my… beta." he said slowly. Olivia looked from the girl to Rafael. She never thought he would be paired with someone so different from him.

"Never thought your first meeting will be here." she said. Rafael nodded and looked at Olivia.

"I'm going to talk to a judge. No jail time if she agrees to be my beta and give me information on AntiDom and their full intentions." he said. Olivia's eyes flexed in utter shock at the proposal.

"You think a judge is going to agree to that or her for that matter?" she asked motioning her forehead at the woman. "Barba, this group is fighting against the thing you are offering as a means of freedom to her." Rafael shook his head as he read over the file once more and now began to move towards the door that would lead into the interrogation room.

"She thinks we just want to break her. I plan to show her something else." he said and walked into the room. Olivia blinked in utter shock and followed him inside.

Amara's POV

I continued to wait, and I was becoming aggravated. But the door opened and in came two people. A woman who shouted cop and a man in a suit holding a file. He sat down in front of me and crossed his legs and let out a breath as if impressed.

"Wow you have a record here." he said. I just stared at the woman now. She stood near the door watching with a firm glare. She was use to interrogating people. Was this some kind of joke? I've never been in trouble with the law before.

"So I've been told." I responded sarcastically looking at the man, playing into whatever, it was he was getting at. I noticed he shifted a bit and opened the file once more.

"Your little group has now been labeled a terrorist group and soon the importance of capturing every member will jump from little to of great importance to the FBI." he said. I scoffed and laughed dryly.

"Of course alphas would call us terrorists. If wanting to have control of my life is considered terrorism then I happily accept that title." I said crossing my legs and arms and turning my body from the two. There was a few seconds of silence.

"You're still a young woman, you haven't lived yet." the man said lightly.

"A free young woman who shall die a free old woman." I stated whipping my head back at him. He stared at me for a long moment before looking down and then in the direction of the woman, but not actually facing her.

"Give me five minutes." he said. The woman glanced at the man before looking back at me and slowly moving out the room. The man curled his fingers together and inhaled sharply.

"My name is Rafael Barba, and I am the Assistant District Attorney of this precinct, so I will be in honest with you. In the eyes of the law, you are a terrorist and there is very little that can be done to save you even if you have just been going to meetings and not taking part in the real dangerous criminal activities AntiDom has been committing. Alpha or no alpha, terrorist acts will never be taken lightly. So I am going to try and make a deal with a judge in order to keep you out of jail and not be involved with the real criminals of the organization." he said. I looked down as I heard his words. I wouldn't be surprised if AntiDom was doing some… radical things, but it's for the freedom of all betas all over the world, to have the right to choose who we loved and got to spend our lives with. And it seemed I was somehow being grouped together with other members. This couldn't happen. My future was as good as gone. But now I looked at the ADA who watched my every move with curiosity.

"And why would you do that?" I asked. He inhaled and just curled his fingers together looking away.

"If I am able to get this agreement through, you will have to abide by a few conditions." he said. I slowly turned to him, showing more interest wondering why he didn't answer my question.

"And those conditions are?" I asked. Rafael gave a firm look.

"You will leave AntiDom and tell us what you know about the organization." he said. My entire body was in defense now and I shook my head standing up from my chair.

"No! I will not betray my people! They are good and understand me!" I said with defiance. To not be able to speak to some of the good friends I have made and become a traitor for the police. It's downright insane. The ADA frowned.

"They are not your people. Albert Nottingham isn't in this prison with his people, you are. He is only going to get you killed. Now with the laws falling on the side of alphas, this doesn't look good for you. It's very easy to just group you in with the dangerous members of AntiDom and have you booked and processed." he said. My eyes widened.

"You can't do that!" I cried out. I had rights! They couldn't just do this, could they?

"You can get out of this without spending long, and I mean long years of your life in prison. I can get you out of this, because I am that good." he said quickly and I shook my head leaning over and placing my bound hands on the table.

"And why should I even make such a traitorous deal with you!" I shouted, and now he was up on his feet standing over the table as well looking at me with hard eyes.

"Because I am your alpha and you will do what you are told!" he snapped. My eyes now widened at his words, and my entire body was frozen before jerking back and away from him. I felt my as if a large anchor was dropped on my chest and I couldn't breathe. Oh shit. The ADA, this Rafael Barba sighed heavily and looked away.

"I didn't…expect…" his words trailed off before looking back at me. "Look I didn't know any of this would happen that you would be my beta until I looked at you through the window." I looked up at the large square window and just felt numb, insanely numb.

"How do you know you truly are my alpha?" I asked. This stranger just looked at me as he placed his hand over his chest.

"I felt the jolt of electricity inside me. It's like someone put a defibrillator to my chest and zapped it." he said lowly. I just stared at him trying to hide the disgust I felt.

"Is that why you are helping me?" I asked weakly. He nodded.

"Yes. If I can get this agreement, you will no longer be a part of AntiDom, accept me as your alpha and move in with me." My entire body shook violently and I closed my eyes trying to retain my feelings and I took deep even breaths.

'Don't show the alphas your fear or they will use it to destroy you' Albert said. He was right. This man was using prison or ownership against me. The only difference was that one option didn't involve me being in a cage. But to move in with him? No! I couldn't up and move into some home with a man I didn't know. He calls himself alpha and that's supposed to be enough for me to just trust him and merge our lives together. This was too much. My world was spinning now. I needed to be alone, left alone to my thoughts to process all the information I was just given. I looked up at Rafael Barba to see him looking me over as if trying to figure me out.

"I need a day to think of this." I said. Rafael leaned back and nodded once.

"You'll be taken back to your holding cell. You can sleep off the riot here." he said and left the room. So this was my alpha. A powerful lawyer who looked like he was used to being an asshole. So now it's started. Now I am truly in a fight to keep my freedom. God, why did my alpha have to be an Assistant District Attorney.

Author's Notes

Reuploading my Coded fanfic. It's going to be a bit different in this fanfic. I plan to put more focus on Amara's life and how having the sexy Cuban ADA Rafael Barba in her life impacts her. Antidom will not be such a large part of this fic. In the last fic, I had Amara as a major member of AntiDom but in this fic, she's sort of like a new member trying to figure out how she still maintain her life now that Barba is in it. Also I am getting any translations from google translate don't judge me XD Enjoy!

Barba: a goddess stands before me and she is all mine