My arms were sore, my fingers were stiff, my legs no longer felt like part of my body, I had bruises, I had cuts, my clothes were covered in mud and I'm pretty sure a few of my bones were broken.

Yes, Lieutenant asshole made me do the generals punishments and furthermore I think he enjoyed it.

I stood in line waiting for my plate of slop, I will never understand how everybody eats this junk. The kitchen staff loaded my plate and I moved along, eyes searching the cafeteria for my friends.

"Mmm, that looks delicious. I think I'll order myself a pizza tonight. Double pepperoni, extra cheese. Might order a cake on the side." Axels voice teased from behind me.

"I hate you." I muttered, looking down at my unappetising plate. "Did you make your bed this morning?" He straightened his lips, holding back a smile.

"I'm not discussing my private business with you Williams." He said in his Lieutenant voice.

"Oh you coward!" He laughed but then quickly remembered himself and stopped. 

I took a seat next to Nicole, Hannah, Caitlin, Holly and Nate. They talked about their usual topic of conversation - sex and I just played with the mush in front of me.

I glanced over at Axel and my breathing hitched when I noticed he was looking right at me, I shook my head at him in amusement and smiled, he bit down into his lip to stop himself because God forbid he shows any actual happiness on his face.

An alarm started ringing out from the kitchen and within seconds the overhead sprinklers started pouring out cold water.

The initial reaction from everybody was a momentary lapse of silence spread through the room, followed by movement and even some dramatic screams. I looked up at the sprinkler above my head and smiled.

"Yeahhhh!" I shouted, throwing my arms into the air.

I grabbed a cup that was overflowing with water and tipped it over Nates head.

He stood to his feet and grabbed an empty tray, pulling it backwards at the top and then letting it go so it pinged in my direction, spraying water all over me. Within seconds the whole of the cafeteria had erupted into a water fight.

The officers who stood to attention dotted around the sides of the room all looked at one another with empty stares not knowing what to do. It was clear they were waiting on Axels command. He watched me intensely, debating in his own mind if he should end this or let it carry on.

I picked up my tray and wafted it through the air splashing all of the water on Nate and then I made a run for it as he tried to throw another cup of water over my head.

I grabbed the nearest cup, holding it under the sprinkler for a few seconds to fill and then I threw it right in Axels face.

I felt like the room had stopped fighting and were now waiting, watching his reaction. Every single person paying attention held their breath and prayed to God for forgiveness.

Axel stood completely still as the water dripped down his skin. Then he wiped his face slowly. His eyes hooked into me dangerously. The irises of his eyes darkened, a million shades of brown blending into one another, with the threat and promise of grave danger.

More silence spread out across the room, most stopping mid water fight just to gauge his reaction. I backed away from his intimidation slowly, never taking my eyes off his.

But then in a sudden movement he grabbed a full salad bowl and tipped it over my head. I screeched as cold water ran down my back and clung to my skin. Axel laughed loudly so I picked up a tray and sprayed him with the water.

Laugher filled the cafeteria, not just from the recruits but the officers too. Axel joining in was the permission the staff needed to continue. People were standing on the tables, skidding across the floor, holding other people hostage directly under the sprinklers. It was honestly the most fun I have had since I got here.

The alarm stopped ringing out and the sprinkler power died down to a complete stop.

Axel grabbed my hand and pulled me away out through the kitchen back door. He ran through the camp, through the bushes and took me back to his living quarters.

I flicked off my squelching boots and pulled off my trousers. He yanked off his T-shirt and then turned to face me, a certain fire burning in his amber eyes.

I stood staring at him, out of breath from the water fight and the running. He bit down on his lip and practically jumped towards me, lifting me up into his arms, I wrapped my legs around his waist for extra stability but he was so strong I wasn't going anywhere.

He paced to the wall, holding me against it and pressed his forehead against mine so that our faces were ultra close.

"How is this for doing the wrong thing?" He spoke with a raspy voice, it was sexy and traveled directly to the lower parts of my body. His hand found my hair and he yanked the hair tie out freeing dark, wet strands that gathered freely around my shoulders.

I tilted my head up to look at him, his face overfilled with desire and seduction. He was breathtakingly beautiful, his lips parted and slightly moistened and as he brought himself closer slowly, my lower stomach erupted with the wildest case of butterflies.

I closed my eyes just as our lips met I expected his rough hands to travel my body, I expected his kiss to take everything hungrily and rushed as if trying to destroy my face because Axel liked control and power. But instead his kiss was sensual.

In your mind you dream of the perfect kiss, how tenderly he presses his lips against yours, the exact tempo his tongue moves against yours, the taste that lingers in your dreams for weeks afterwards.

Axel was all of that. He kissed me exactly how I wanted to be kissed. He kissed me in a way I had never been kissed before. He tasted sweet, like pear drops and his movements were slow and precise as if practiced to perfection.

The solider in him was nowhere to be seen, there were no battles between us, no competition or fights to win, only two people sharing one sensation, one passion, in one heated moment. United and close.

My hands traveled over the tightened dips and mounds of his back muscles, he was the strongest man that I have ever been with in such close proximity. His body was sculpted by the Gods and he put all of my past relations to shame.

He moved me towards the bed, carrying me without breaking a sweat, straining a muscle or breaking our kiss.

His body hovered over mine and as our lips remained locked his strong hands made their way under my long T-shirt, grabbing the elastic of my panties and pulling them down my thighs.

He stood back and looked down at me, like a man possessed with every good feeling you didn't even think possible.

Seeing the delicate material of my panties in his strong, oversized hands was the oddest sight but still it seemed so right.

His hands clasped around his belt and in one quick motion he pulled it off, slipping it through every belt hoop in a rapid, skilled way.

He held the length of it in both of his hands and tugged hard, allowing the belt to make a sharp sound as it pulled tight. I felt myself smile with the appreciation and excitement of what was to come.

Keeping his eyes on me he found the button and zip to his slacks and pulled on them both, dropping everything to the floor and fully exposing his naked body to me.