The Gang Leader's Girl

19. Bonfire. Pt 2.

"Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it."

- Rabindranath Tagore

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"What are you doing here?" I quickly looked over, my panic fading.

"Making sure you stay out of trouble," Axel smirked over at me, the light from the flames bouncing off his face.

"I don't need a babysitter." I huffed out, looking away from him and at the fire.

"That's debatable." He grunted.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked, slightly offended.

"This place is crawling with Noah's men." He said lowly, his eyes focusing on the ground.

"You were worried about me." I teased, looking over at him.

"Don't go getting a big head, it's not like we are friends or anything." He chuckled which caused his laugh lines to show.

"Right because you haven't spilled your guts yet." I reminded him, Axel just rolled his eyes in response.

"Well, what do we have here?" Axel's voice was laced with amusement.

My eyes followed to where Axel was looking and that's when I saw Kina and Rylan irrupting from the darkness the woods, holding hands.

Well that dirty scoundrel, no wonder I couldn't find him!

I instantly jumped up to my feet at the sight of Rylan, I need his help with Camila. If things were different I'd probably be more happy for him and Kina, but this was life or death.

"Woah, Woah, Woah." Axel jumped up. "Where are you going?" He asked standing in front of me, blocking my path.

"Move, I need to talk to Rylan," I stated, trying to step around him but he just moved with me causing me to let out an irritated breath.

"You got me instead." Axel huffed, his eyes turning into slits.

"I can't tell you! You've got to move, the longer I wait the worse it's going to get." I wanted to smack his chest but I didn't.

"What are you talking about?" His eyes searched my face looking for answers.

"Move!" I hissed, stomping my foot on the dirt.

"Come with me first." He stated, his eyes holding a mysterious glint.

"I can't." I couldn't control the whine that escaped my throat.

"Please Mia." Axel's eyes bored into mine, his dark irises swirling with different emotions.

I looked over at Rylan and saw him laughing at something Kina had said, her eyes were shining bright with content. I'll let them have just a few more moments of happiness.

I looked back over at Axel and gave in, I couldn't say no the look on his face.

"Just a few minutes, okay?" I told him.

He nodded his head in agreement, grabbing my hand and hauling me somewhere into the darkness of the woods. My hand tingled something that happened often when Axel touched me.