Mated With Five Boys

"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.’ - Albert Einstein 

"Sorry to interrupt but we need to go.’ Rylan's voice sounded on edge.

"Why?"

I asked, my cheeks burning with embarrassment.

"Noah's here.’ He looked up at Axel, silently having a conversation with their eyes.

"Camila's boyfriend?"

Kina asked confused.

Nobody answered Kina's question but Rylan looked down at her before looking back to Axel.

"Come on, we need to go."

Axel's voice was now hard and unattached.

Since the kiss, Axel has yet to look at me and I get the feeling he regretted kissing me.

I Know I'm not the best kisser but I didn't think it went awful, in fact, I thought it was the opposite of awful his lips were so soft and strong and the way they felt against mine was unexplainable.

I'm not sure what possessed me into letting him kiss me.

I don't understand why my skin doesn't crawl or my stomach clench when he touches me.

I'm confused by the way he looks at me, I can't tell if he likes me or hates my guts.

One minute he has me in a chokehold and the next he's kissing me, one minute he's saving my life and the next we are running away from the police.

Everything about Axel Deacon confuses the living hell out of me and I'm not sure I can handle that.

We started making our way to the nearest exit of the mall when a deep voice from behind us made us all stop dead in our tracks.

"Leaving so soon?"

His voice was cocky and crude as I remember it to be.

My heart started thumping faster and the memories started flooding back.

Axel was the first one to turn around and face him, then Rylan, followed by Kina.

I didn't want to turn around, I didn't want to face him.

"Exactly, we are."

Axel's voice was low and intimidating.

"Not on my account, I hope."

I could hear the smirk that was painted onto Noah's face.

I finally turned around to face Noah and the longer I looked at him the angrier I got.

My blood was boiling, I want nothing more than to punch him square in the nose but that probably wasn't the best choice with his 3 bodyguards standing behind him.

That's when I realized this was the first time I've seen Noah since my first day of school.

I could tell his left eye was bruised but it was almost fully healed now and he had various cuts scattered around his less than perfect face, but other than that he looked like his usual rotten self.

Remembering how helpless I felt with his hands on my body made me shaking in anger.

It scared me how much rage I was carrying with me, despite everything I was never was a violent person even though I had plenty of reason to be.

I think I was too scared to stand up for myself.

I was too scared of making things worse, I guess deep down I thought they were right, I was nothing more than a waste of space that deserved everything I got.

But something has changed, something about me has changed.

I didn't feel scared anymore, it had been replaced with a new but familiar emotion: Rage.

left me screaming into

company.’ Rylan cut in, glaring hard at

slightly at Rylan, but they quickly

too

not even close to friends.’

didn't know about

both had murderous looks in their eyes and I knew it couldn't be just because what Noah

carelessly looked away from Rylan and his eyes

his grimy face as

"Hello, Mia."

his mouth made me want to get sick but stood still, I didn't flinch or

stood my place standing there staring at

had a great time the other day, I

at me, licking his

was enough to send me over

into fists and I probably would have decked him tight then and there if Axel hadn't had beat me to

sound of Axel's fist connecting with Noah's cheek echoed in the empty hallway of

in shock at the scene in front of

members stood

What cowards.

floor from the collar of his jacket and

you forgot who's in charge

Axel chuckled unamused.

to match that pretty one, I suggest you make yourself invisible.’ Axel

Mia again, I will make your

going

blood escaping his

want the slut for yourself.’ He continued,

you're going to

steady, I even noticed

is your

which

"Let's go."

us as he walked out the sliding double doors that led

Kina who looked absolutely

Scared and clueless? I don't want to be

the mall, leaving Noah laying

was in that moment as I watch Axel's shoulder muscle move as he walked I knew I saw another side of him that I could have gone my whole life

strange, the Mia from a month ago would have probably started crying is she saw what just

couldn't be afraid of Axel after the night at the warehouse, not after he helped

to wonder what happened to Axel? What happened to him that

his life? To where being in the streets and getting into fights or threatening people is the only way to

was apart

before, underneath that hard and rough shell of

you regret

asked looking over at him as we

me and I just needed

"Do you?"

over at me

regret kissing him? "I asked

not knowing

the edge of my seat waiting for his answer, it looked like he was

I regret it, I

spoke, not

said didn't affect me

I don't know why it

it was just the rejection that hurt? Or maybe the disgusted look in eyes? It shouldn't hurt, I shouldn't care what he thinks, but

"Why."

I pressed.

but I refused to let

time, you are

average and I

He snapped at me.

That one stung.

know you don't mean that,’ I said

you mean? Of course,