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

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

slightly at Rylan, but they quickly filled with

too good friend.’ Noah

friends.’ Rylan spat,

I didn't know about that happened between

and Axel both had murderous looks in their eyes and I knew

away from Rylan and his eyes landed on

his grimy face as his eyes looked me

"Hello, Mia."

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

staring at him with all the

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

at me, licking

was enough to

probably would have decked him tight then and there

cheek echoed in the empty hallway

gasp in shock at

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

What cowards.

from the collar of his jacket and brought his face right in front of Noah's

think you forgot

Axel chuckled unamused.

another black eye to match that pretty one, I suggest

look at Mia again, I

you going

blood escaping his

slut for yourself.’ He continued, coughing

you're going to

and steady, I even noticed the grin that started

your

of Noah's collar which sent him falling back

"Let's go."

walked out the sliding double doors

Kina who looked

help but wonder: is that what I used to look like? Scared and clueless? I don't want to be like that anymore, I don't

mall, leaving Noah laying on

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

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

of Axel after the night at

wonder what happened to Axel? What happened

where being in the streets and getting into fights

the whole gang leader thing was apart of him, but

seen it before, underneath that hard and rough shell of his,

regret

at him

I just needed

"Do you?"

over at me

regret kissing him? "I asked you

not knowing

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

regret it, I

not

that what he had said didn't affect me or

did hurt, I don't know why it

maybe the disgusted look in 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

my time, you are an insecure little girl,

average and I

He snapped at me.

That one stung.

don't mean that,’ I said

mean? Of