The Rebellious Omega
Chapter 53

"Mmmf" I mumbled, diving my elbow into my mate who blinked and sat upright, staring about blearily. "What is it, what's wrong?" he asked.

I rolled my eyes "Nothing, I have to go to the bathroom and you wouldn't move your arm" I grumbled.

He looked a bit disgruntled as I slid off the bed and made my way to the bathroom, doing my business and showering before heading back in, with a towel wrapped firmly around me. His eyes lit up and I ignored him, grabbing some clothes from the dresser as he sighed.

"You know, there is a bed back there," he said cheekily, nodding towards it.

"Yeah and we're awake now so no need for it," I said bluntly as he grimaced.

I knew exactly what he was trying to hint at and it was no dice. He looked disappointed as he loped towards the bathroom, I used his absence while he showered to get dressed into comfortable sweatpants and a comfortable sweat top and sneakers. I tied my hair back in a ponytail and he came back out, clad in a towel and my eyes widened. Damn. Even though I tried valiantly to look away, it was like my eyes had a mind of their own.

My eyes followed the trail of water droplets dripping from his hair and down his smooth, chest, down his taut abdomen before heading beneath the towel.

Images of what the towel cleverly hid from my eyes flashed into my mind and I swallowed hard, the room suddenly feeling hot and confining, instead of roomy and spacious. He smirked.

"Like what you see?" he asked, puffing up his chest and eyeing me cockily.

"Oh yeah," I said, moving forward and gazing into his eyes as he stiffened, my finger gently hooking beneath the towel "I've never seen such a beautiful towel before" I quipped and his face drooped as I grinned at him, and then turned my back. "So mean" he muttered with a huff.

I heard the sounds of him getting dressed and kept my back resolutely turned, although a small part of me wanted to turn and look, my mouth salivating at the thought of what his c**k might look like and I had to close my eyes and take deep breaths, reminding myself that I was not quite ready to take that next step yet. I felt Braedon's hand on my shoulder.

"Ready" he grumbled and I had to smile at how sulky he sounded.

"Breakfast" I chirped and we headed out and downstairs, heading for the dining room.

He sat me down and then joined me, James sitting next to him on the other side.

"Good morning," James said, his face beaming "How was your night?"

"Long and restless" Braedon said with a snarl.

Thoughts of the tarantula flashed back into my mind but I bit my lip and said nothing. Instead, I gave them both a breezy smile "Fantastic, except for this big heavy lump that kept weighing me down and refusing to budge" I said with a shrug, making James laugh out loud "I probably should have tried kicking it out of the bed" I added.

Braedon shot me a dirty look. I grinned at him and began to tuck into the plate of pancakes on my plate, drenching them with the syrup provided. I was happily stuffing my face when I heard a loud sniff of disapproval to Braedon's left. Of course, it was none other than Julia. "Blair what on earth are you wearing?" she asked pointedly.

Um, was she blind? I glanced down at myself puzzled.

"Have you never seen sweatpants or a sweatshirt before?" I asked her confused.

"You look as though you're about to go for a run or do some form of exercise," she said incensed "Are you about to exercise?" she asked skeptically.

I wasn't going to lie, the thought of exercising after eating a gigantic plate of pancakes was not appealing.

Braedon looked amused by the expression on my face.

I tried very hard not to act offended. "I'm sorry Julia, I don't see how that's any of your business," I said in a sugary sweet tone of voice "What I do is really up to me and I happen to like sweatpants. It means you can eat a lot of food and no matter how much your stomach bloats, your pants still fit."

James snorted, his shoulders heaving. Braedon struggled to keep a stern look on his face. I was nonchalant. As far as I was concerned, I was doling out a sound piece of advice.

Julia was speechless. I deliberately took another large bite of pancake and tore into it with my teeth, chewing loudly. James looked like he was about to keel over and Braedon's lip was twitching. "Miss Blair" she spluttered, having regained her composure "The point is that as the Alpha King's mate, you have a standard to uphold and are an example to the pack. Do you really think that outfit is appropriate?" she demanded.

This again? Why was she so obsessed with my clothes? I continued to chew while pondering my answer. Some syrup dripped onto my top and she winced. Braedon calmly wiped my mouth and Julia almost had a heart attack.

"Well I mean, it's more appropriate than coming down in just my underwear," I said finally, "and that's even more comfortable than sweatpants" I pointed out feeling wise.

Jame's face turned a bright puce and he appeared to be choking. Braedon was thumping him on the back but James was turning his head away and waving a hand at him to stop.

"That's not what I meant!" Julia exclaimed, beginning to look angry now.

I feigned ignorance "Then what do you mean? You got these pants for me, didn't you? so they should be suitable."

"They aren't meant for daywear only to exercise in" she groaned, putting a hand to her forehead and looking frazzled.

James had finally gathered his composure and stopped laughing. He wiped his eyes and looked at Braedon who was grinning. They were enjoying themselves immensely.

"Fine," I said dramatically, putting my hands up in the air, as though I was surrendering, Julia's eyes brightening in anticipation "If you insist that much, then I'll exercise" I moaned, being all dramatic.

I looked at my mate "Do you have a training ring?"

Julia gasped "That's not appropriate for the future Luna Queen at all," she said, frantically trying to steer me away from the conversation.

I ignored her, fixing my eyes on Braedon who answered reluctantly "We do, but do you think it wise to go there when you have no wolf?" he asked quietly.

"I could train as a human though, could I not?" I asked interested.

I had never been allowed to train at my old pack and it would be nice to be able to defend myself. Plus I was interested in maybe meeting a few other members of the pack. It couldn't hurt and it would give me something to do when Braedon was busy with his work. "Yes, but it's quite difficult and well Malcolm doesn't exactly hold back," Braedon said pityingly "If you go, be prepared to slave your guts out and possibly puke numerous times."

The pancakes no longer looked as appealing. I put my fork down and took a sip of water. "I'm sure it's not as bad as you're making it out to be," I said, glancing at the two men who were staring wide-eyed at me.

They had to be exaggerating, right? Julia cleared her throat, emphatically, "Miss Blair, I must insist that you refrain from doing such a thing. The Luna is above the rest of the pack and is not required to train, especially one such as you. Leave it to the Alpha King and his pack to protect you" she said shrilly.

"But why? The Luna shouldn't be better than anyone else and nobody should have to die trying to protect me. I should at least possess the means to try and protect myself in order to prevent those sorts of deaths" I said annoyed as Julia's jaw dropped open and Braedon looked at me carefully "By treating me as though I'm a delicate piece of China, you're essentially telling me I'm useless and preventing me from bettering myself. That is not how you should treat a pack member at all" I said heatedly. "When you say it like that, it makes a lot of sense," Braedon said approvingly, nodding to himself.

"I agree and I think it's commendable that you want to train Blair. I admire you for it" James said with admiration while Braedon glowered at him, looking angry.

James stuck his tongue out at Braedon and Braedon grabbed it. "I swear I'll rip it out" he growled and James made a strangled sound, Braedon letting go with a snarl. James straightened up looking sheepish.

Julia gave a shout "Has everybody gone mad in this place" she yelled as we all turned and stared at her, her eyes wide and accusing as she ran a shaking hand through her hair "The king and his Beta are acting like complete children and you...you" she stammered, pointing at me and stomping her foot as I fought the urge to chuckle "you're turning everything upside down. There are rules for a reason" she shrieked, losing control as Bradon and James stared at her stunned while I slowly stood up. "Miss Julia," I said calmly, a smile hovering on my lips

"rules are made to be broken. I suggest you get a hold of yourself, your hair has become messy and your clothes are rumpled. Perhaps a change of clothes is in order?" I suggested and she glanced down at herself in dismay and then stormed off, muttering under her breath.

"She's really wound up tight huh" I commented, staring at her back.

"You have no idea" James exhaled "but to be fair, she's not the only one that's intent on preserving the rules and traditions when it comes to the Alpha King and Luna Queen. You'll see what I mean," he said wisely, also standing.

Braedon also stood and then kissed me on the cheek.

"James will escort you to the training ring and then come back as we have several things to discuss," he told the man.

James nodded and Braedon walked away. James winked at me "I cannot wait to hear how you go in training" he chortled as we began to walk away from the dining room, his voice filled with glee "Something tells me that it's going to be anything but an ordinary training session and Malcolm is going to be in for one hell of a shock when it comes to you."

I had never seen James look so excited before.