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.

felt when my mom left me, the same rage that left me screaming into a pillow for hours straight, the same rage

Rylan cut in,

eyes narrowed slightly at Rylan, but they quickly

too good friend.’ Noah

are not even close to friends.’ Rylan spat, practically

I didn't know about that happened between

I knew it couldn't be just because what

away from Rylan and his eyes

wicked smile spread across his grimy face as his eyes looked

"Hello, Mia."

of my name coming from his mouth made me want to get

my place standing there staring at him with all

had a great time the other day, I would love to

me, licking his

that right there was enough to send me

into fists and I probably would have decked him tight then and there

connecting with Noah's cheek echoed in the empty

at the scene in front

just took, his gang members stood there in shock for a few moments before looking back up at Axel

What cowards.

floor from the collar of his jacket

you forgot who's in

Axel chuckled unamused.

another black eye to match that pretty one, I suggest

talk too, touch, or even look at Mia again, I will make your life a living hell’ He threatened Noah,

going to do? Kill

blood escaping

want the slut for yourself.’ He continued,

going to wish

was calm and steady, I even noticed the grin that

is your

of Noah's collar which sent him falling

"Let's go."

as he walked out the sliding

over at Kina who looked

I used to look like? Scared and clueless? I don't want to be like

Axel out the mall, leaving Noah laying on the

as he walked I knew I saw another side of him that I could have gone my whole life

wasn't scared of him which was strange, the Mia from a month ago would have probably

after the night at the

couldn't help but to wonder what happened to Axel? What happened to him that made him this

him enough to where he thinks this how he should live his life? To where being in the streets and getting

whole gang leader thing was apart

seen it before, underneath that hard and rough shell of his, there is a decent

regret

looking over at him as

I just needed to

"Do you?"

looked over at me

regret kissing him?

resorted, not knowing the

at Axel, practically on the edge of my seat waiting for his answer, it looked like he was waging a battle with himself and when his face went blank,

only do I regret

not missing a

what he had said didn't affect me or didn't hurt, I'd

I don't know why it

eyes? It

"Why."

I pressed.

could feel the knot in my throat forming but I refused to let it stop

you are not worth my time, you are an

and I can't believe I

He snapped at me.

That one stung.

don't mean

do you mean? Of course, I