Dirty Secret

Chapter 1 - Prologue

Louis is an omega. It wasn't common that a male omega was born into a family, but Louis was everything but common. Where omegas were stereotypically really submissive and well behaved, Louis was quite sassy and strong headed. His personality was more like alphas, which caused confusion in their village. Even the oldest and strongest alphas thought that he was an alpha as well.

Since his scent was omegas, he was assumed to be bonded with one. Louis' family played along with it as alphas were treated better than omegas. After a while, their village learned the truth though, as one day Louis went into a heat in the middle of the streets. He was lucky that he wasn't raped on the spot.

When the truth came out, he was immediately expected to get a nice alpha to bond with, to carry many pups and stay at home. Louis, however, didn't want this. Why should he have to sacrifice his freedom just to fit into the crowd?

His stubbornness made his mother's life harder. It wasn't watched approvingly upon to stay unbonded over the age of twenty - if you were an omega. Louis was turning twenty in just a few months, meaning that the pressure to find an alpha was almost overwhelming.

He had been on his fair share of dates, all of them which had turned into a horror story. While one couldn't keep their hands off the boy's bum, another had problems with giving him a chance to speak. He had just sat there and listened as the alpha proudly explained how strong and handsome he was. When in reality, he looked like a sad excuse of a toilet brush.

So yeah, the dating experiences weren't motivating Louis to find an alpha. He told his mother as much, to which she said: "You'll know when you find the one. You just have to keep looking." Yeah, a nice thought. The only problem was that Louis didn't want to look or search or even think about it. He just wanted to live his life, work and not worry about the future.

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"Lou?" Lottie hums from where she is sitting next to Louis. She waits for her brother to move his attention away from the tv before she continues. "Do you think that I'll find an alpha?"

If she didn't have before, she definitely had Louis' full attention now. "Why are you asking this Lots? Of course, you'll find an alpha," he says confidently. "I would loose my hope in all people if you didn't."

"I don't know... I just feel like everyone has a mate already," she says pouting lightly. "I mean, Stella just found her mate! And she is my age."

"Okay, and what does that have to do with anything?" Louis asks softly. "I mean, I'm almost twenty and I'm not freaking out over it." Maybe he wasn't the best example, but who cares?

"You're like the only person I know that doesn't want to find a mate, so you don't count," Lottie says rolling his eyes.

"Excuse me, but I want to find a mate at some point. I just don't have the energy to actively search one," Louis defends himself. "I don't see the point at mating at so young age anyways."

"You just think that you're too good for everyone," Lottie hums matter-of-factly. "Maybe you should consider on getting a pet instead? I'm sure that everyone would be more than pleased with you if you did," she says jokingly.

Lottie was the only one in their family who found the whole 'find an alpha' panic surrounding Louis ridiculous. Along with Louis of course. "Ah, yes, of course," Louis says nodding. "What animal would you suggest? A cat perhaps?"

Lottie bursts into laughing and leans her head against Louis' shoulder. "Never change?" She whispers almost pleadingly. "I don't care what anyone says, just don't change."

Louis smiles and wraps his arm around his little sister. She was only seventeen, still young and naive. Surprisingly smart at her age, but still so young. "Don't worry Lots, I wouldn't dare to even try," he says softly.