I’ve Got Demons, You’ve Got Scars
by mission2feelike on AO3
Chapter 21 snippet! This one will be out on Friday and whew, these therapy scenes are tough.
“Maybe, but it’s not that easy. I can’t -” his hand falls to the scar on his skin, still as ugly as deep as ever. “I can’t belong to someone again. I don’t want to cut off Louis, but I can’t. I don’t think I’ll ever want another relationship, I just want what we have now to not change.”
“Who said you had to belong to him if you admit you want to embrace your soul bond?”
“That’s what being someone’s omega means,” he explains. Helene’s a beta, he thought that she’d understand since she works here and everything, but maybe she can’t fully understand. “This mark means I belong to Jake. He controls my every move. If he found me right now, he’d have complete control of my life. Where I live, who I talk to, what I eat. Everything.”
“I feel it’s important to point out that embracing your soul bond doesn’t mean physically bonding. But apart from that, do you think that Louis would want to control you like that?”
Harry’s brain immediately supplied him with the memory of Louis’ bitter and angry scent when he explained how Jake had treated him, memories of how Louis treated his omega sisters, of how he always respected Harry.