AGAINST THE ODDS | KV ✓

Chapter 22 - Awkward

All these papers that laid in front of his eyes gave him a headache, Taehyung looks up at Namjoon who scans through the paper before piling it up on top.

"Read, this one too, this has some points you can argue over." Namjoon pushes his glasses that slip down his nose bridge. "Keep all the points in mind, use your words smartly and please for the sake of Moon goddess sound confident and sure of yourself if you don't want to wait for seven years." He says, eyes scanning another sheet.

Taehyung whines brain going on an overload from all the papers he has been reading since the moment his mate dropped him off here as he slammed the door close on Jungkook's face not listening to anything the head alpha had to say.

"Didn't you say the committee could be handled the first day, when Jungkook-" Taehyung bites his tongue when Namjoon looks up at him from above his framed glasses, "when Sir," he continued but Namjoon still tsked.

"Still wrong, brother." Namjoon clears his throat, eyes back on the paper in his hand.

The omega crosses his arms over his chest, pouting. "Huh?" He raises his eyebrows thinking before he finally realizes. "Alpha? Am I supposed to call him that?"

"Correct, when you both are alone together you can call him whatever you want but when in front of people you need to address him like that, even in front of the committee." Namjoon explains leaning back on the couch rolling his neck. "That's how a Luna is supposed to refer to their mate in front of the public, remember only you get that privilege others dream of, you Selene's favourite."

"Why do you always keep speaking so highly about alpha?" Taehyung asks as he mirrors Namjoon's actions leaning back on the couch. "Always all I hear is praises for him, not that I mind, but why does he have so much influence over you?"

"You'll know," Namjoon smiles, "the more you'll stay with him, you'll understand."

"He kept me away from my family for one month?" Taehyung sarcastically questions blinking his eyes. "Just because I referred to him as an alcoholic because it actually seems like it when you walk around the apartment of his."

Namjoon only shrugs and Taehyung has another paper piled up in front of him. "Well, that is why the committee is suddenly so pressured over keeping you away from Sir for the next seven years... this situation didn't sit well with their ethics and they are only demanding your wellness." He answers the question that was left unanswered when their conversation strayed away from the topic.

"And about Sir taking that decision, he's like a burning fire, Tae-ah, don't throw in more coal to let it glow rather be the ocean that would overflow." He sighs another paper between his fingers. "This doesn't mean I'm telling you to tolerate him or be his caretaker or parent, no." He looks up briefly at the omega who visibly seems confused. "I'm just telling you to keep yourself in check."

"How am I supposed to that?" Taehyung whines, finally picking up the paper and starting to read through it, just three words and he slams down the sheet. "I've been giving him an attitude since morning, not because I'm still pissy over it, no, I'm not someone to get stuck over something but it's just I don't want to stay away from him and that's what is making me mad so I'm taking it out on him." He rants out a voice bordering near a cry over how frustrating all of this is.

Namjoon only sighs. "Understandable and totally valid, brother." He comforts the omega. "I wasn't happy with his decision at all, even he regretted it, but you know alphas and their ego, so his acts of repentance was ordering Mrs. Ko to not go harsh on you at all."

"She was still very harsh." Taehyung mumbled. "You're wrong, he must have surely said to go more harsh with me."

"Sir had a dog," Namjoon's gaze flickers to the wall clock and he starts to collect all the papers and stack them, "he didn't attend the committee for a day because he had an game to play, so Mr. Kwon killed his pet right in front of him to teach him a lesson after that Sir never played baseball again."