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.

that left me screaming into a pillow for

Rylan cut in, glaring

eyes narrowed slightly at Rylan, but they

see you too good

close to friends.’ Rylan

didn't know about that happened

both had murderous looks in their eyes and I knew it

looked away from Rylan and his eyes landed

wicked smile spread across his grimy face as his eyes

"Hello, Mia."

coming from his mouth made me want to get sick but stood still, I didn't

my place standing there staring at

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

me, licking his

right there was enough to send me

balled into fists and I probably would have decked him tight then and there if Axel hadn't had beat me

of Axel's fist connecting with Noah's cheek echoed in

shock at the scene

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

What cowards.

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

forgot who's in

Axel chuckled unamused.

eye to match that pretty one,

at Mia again, I

going to do?

blood escaping his

for yourself.’ He

to wish I'd

calm and steady, I even noticed

is your last

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

"Let's go."

walked out the sliding double doors

at Kina who looked absolutely

clueless? I don't want to be like that anymore, I don't want to

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

Mia from a month ago would have probably started crying is

be afraid of Axel after the night at the warehouse, not

at his back I couldn't help but to wonder what happened to Axel? What happened to him

he should live his life? To where being in the streets and getting into fights or threatening people

was apart of him, but that wasn't all

shell of his, there is

regret

at him as we

me and I just needed to know

"Do you?"

over at me

him? "I asked

not

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, I

regret it, I hated

spoke, not missing

said didn't affect me or didn't hurt, I'd

it did hurt, I don't know

was just the rejection that hurt? Or maybe the disgusted look in eyes? It shouldn't

"Why."

I pressed.

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

my time, you are an insecure little girl, who has mommy

than average and I can't

He snapped at me.

That one stung.

know you don't mean that,’ I said

mean? Of