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.

me screaming into a pillow for hours straight, the same rage that plagued my

the best company.’ Rylan cut in, glaring hard at

eyes narrowed slightly at Rylan,

see you too good

to friends.’

I didn't know

and I knew it couldn't be

Rylan and his eyes landed on

face as his eyes

"Hello, Mia."

me want to get sick but stood still, I didn't

stood my place standing there staring at him with all

great time the other day,

smirked at me, licking

enough to send me

hands balled into fists and I probably would have decked him tight then

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

Kina gasp in shock at the scene in front of

from the blow he just took, his gang members stood there in shock for a few moments before looking back

What cowards.

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

forgot who's

Axel chuckled unamused.

that pretty one, I suggest you make yourself

as talk too, touch, or even look at Mia again, I will make your

you going to do?

laughed, blood escaping

the slut for yourself.’ He continued, coughing

going to wish

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

your last

letting go of Noah's collar which sent him falling back to

"Let's go."

as he walked out the

looked over at Kina

help but wonder: is that what I used to look like? Scared and clueless? I

all followed Axel out the mall, leaving

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

strange, the Mia from a month ago would have probably

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

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

he thinks this how he should live his life? To where being in the streets and getting into fights or threatening people is the only

the whole gang leader thing was

and rough shell of his, there is a decent person under

you regret

looking over at him as we

thought was bugging me and I just needed

"Do you?"

over

kissing him? "I asked

resorted, not

looked like he was waging a battle with himself and when his face went blank,

only do I regret it, I

not

had said didn't affect

I don't know why

eyes? It shouldn't hurt, I shouldn't care what he thinks, but it did

"Why."

I pressed.

my throat forming but I refused to let it stop me

are not worth my time, you are an insecure little girl, who

average and I can't believe I

He snapped at me.

That one stung.

you don't mean that,’ I

mean? Of