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.

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

Rylan

slightly at Rylan,

too good friend.’ Noah

even close to friends.’ Rylan spat, practically heaving at

didn't know

and I

from Rylan

spread across his grimy face as his eyes looked

"Hello, Mia."

from his mouth made me want to get sick but stood

place standing there staring at him with all the hate I

the other day,

at me,

enough

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

at the

blow he just took, his gang members stood there in shock for a few moments

What cowards.

the floor from the collar of his jacket and brought his face right

you forgot who's

Axel chuckled unamused.

to match that pretty one, I suggest

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

you going to do? Kill

laughed, blood escaping his

just want the slut for yourself.’

to wish I'd

voice was calm and steady, I even noticed the grin that started

your last

said before letting go of Noah's collar which sent him falling back to the hard

"Let's go."

towards us as he walked out the sliding double

Kina who looked absolutely

is that what I used to look like? Scared and clueless? I

all followed Axel out the mall, leaving

as I watch Axel's shoulder muscle move as he walked I knew I saw another side of him that

of him which was strange, the Mia from a month ago would have probably

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

I couldn't help but to wonder what happened to Axel? What happened

where being in the streets and getting into fights or

leader thing was

shell of his, there is

you regret

him as we

me and I just needed to know the

"Do you?"

over at

I regret kissing him? "I asked you

resorted, not knowing the

answer, it looked like he was waging

do I regret it, I hated

spoke, not

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

did hurt, I don't know

hurt? Or maybe the disgusted look in eyes? It shouldn't hurt,

"Why."

I pressed.

could feel the knot in my throat forming but

my time, you are an insecure

I can't believe

He snapped at me.

That one stung.

mean that,’

mean? Of course,