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, the same rage that left me screaming into a pillow for hours straight, the same rage that plagued my heart with hate for

Rylan cut in, glaring hard

Rylan,

too good friend.’ Noah grinned

are not even close to friends.’ Rylan

didn't know about that

murderous looks in their eyes and I knew it couldn't be just because what Noah had done to

looked away from Rylan

grimy face as his

"Hello, Mia."

me want

there staring at him with all the hate I could

had a great time the other day, I would love

smirked at me, licking

there was enough

probably would have decked him

Noah's cheek echoed in the empty hallway

in shock at the

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

What cowards.

jacket and brought his face right in front of Noah's now

think you forgot who's

Axel chuckled unamused.

match that pretty one,

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

going to do?

blood escaping his

the slut for

to wish I'd kill

noticed the grin that started to form on

your

of Noah's collar which sent him falling

"Let's go."

he walked out the

at Kina who looked absolutely

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 want to

followed Axel out the mall, leaving Noah laying

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

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

night at the warehouse, not after he helped me be somewhat okay

as I stared at his back I couldn't help but to wonder what happened to Axel? What happened to him that made him this

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 apart of

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

you regret kissing

asked looking over at him as we got

thought was bugging me and I just needed

"Do you?"

looked over at

kissing him?

not knowing

edge of my seat waiting for his answer, it looked like he was waging a battle with himself

regret it, I hated

spoke, not missing a

didn't affect me or didn't

hurt, I

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

"Why."

I pressed.

could feel 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 mommy

and I can't believe I even

He snapped at me.

That one stung.

don't mean that,’ I said

you mean? Of course, I