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

you're not the best company.’ Rylan cut

at Rylan,

too good friend.’ Noah grinned

not even close to friends.’ Rylan

definitely something I didn't know

in their eyes and I knew it couldn't be just

looked away from Rylan and his eyes landed

his grimy face as

"Hello, Mia."

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

standing there staring at him with all the hate I could

time the other day, I would

smirked at me, licking

enough

and I probably would have decked him tight then and

connecting with Noah's cheek echoed in the empty

shock at the scene in

the ground from the blow he just took, his gang members stood there in shock for a few

What cowards.

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

forgot who's

Axel chuckled unamused.

another black eye to match that pretty one, I suggest you make yourself invisible.’

at Mia again,

are you going

blood

want the slut for yourself.’ He continued, coughing

you're going to wish I'd

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

is your

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

"Let's go."

towards us as he walked out the sliding

looked over at Kina who looked

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

out 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

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

crazy as it sounds I couldn't be afraid of Axel after the night at the warehouse, not after he helped me be somewhat okay with

help but to wonder what happened to Axel? What happened to him that made him this

To where being in the streets and getting into fights or threatening people is the only

the whole gang leader thing was

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

regret kissing

at him as we got

was bugging me and I just needed

"Do you?"

over at

regret kissing him? "I asked

resorted, not

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

only do I regret it,

spoke, not missing a

didn't affect

it did hurt, I don't

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

"Why."

I pressed.

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

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

average and I can't believe I

He snapped at me.

That one stung.

you don't mean

mean? Of