Facade: Love, Lust and Deception

CHAPTER 17

Louis managed to look Harry in the eye then, convinced he hated the man standing against his chest but when the green eyes bore into his soul, his soul only cried out in sorrow and love. He loves Harry, even after everything he can never hate him. He tried, but just one look at those eyes was enough to drag him back to the forest that lay hidden beneath those eyes.

He couldn't say he hated Harry, but he could show him that he still loves him. Louis leant forward and Harry was already meeting him halfway as their lips met in a heated kiss, the days they spent apart from each other, the longing nights and dreadful days converted to the passion and heat in this kiss. They echoed what words couldn't say.

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*two years ago*

Harry saw red. He could faintly hear Gemma and the guards trying to pry him off of the Mayor but he wanted blood. He wanted him to bleed tenfold of how much he made Louis bleed.

The night was beginning to bleed into a crisp winter morning, the doors to the old warehouse clamoured against the walls as Harry kicked them open. Eyes dark with vengeance, hair pulled up in a bun, a few loose strands resting against his forehead. His bike was parked near the door, gun clipped to his hip as he held another in his hand.

The Mayor stood by the cargo that had just been settled in, the smell of weed and smoke clear in the foggy air. Gemma gave him a curt nod as their men subtly stood firm for a fight. Harry walked a few steps closer, his hand reaching out and grabbing the man's neck, a deathly rumble reverberated in his chest as his rings shone under the moonlight dug into the skin of the Mayor.

His other hand reached lower, a pocket knife digging into his back as he dragged it along Arthur's back. The memories of Louis' injuries and scars littering his innocent skin made his blood boil. The screams echoing in the warehouse didn't faze him one bit.

"You touched my boy. You made him bleed and I won't rest until every drop of blood in your body is drained"

Arthur struggled in Harry's hold, wild hands trying to hit his sturdy chest.

"He is my son. I do what I want, he is the cause of my misery. What's so wrong if he pays for it once in a while?"

"The cause of your misery is your sorry ass, your inexcusable behaviour that is borderline insane"

Before he knew it, blood was rushing to his ears, sirens and yells surrounded him in a frenzy. He felt a pair of hands tug him back, Gemma's face hovering in front of his.

"You need to go, the police are here. We'll handle them for the cargos but we need to cover up for Arthur's condition. He is the Mayor, it's going to be in the news and the fact that our name is connected to it is going to make the authorities dig deeper"

"But I have to go back to Lou" Harry pants, breathing laboured.

"Not now. You have a few more things to take care of"

A year after the incident, Harry met Gemma and their entire clan in Italy. The house their father kept for top importance meetings was the same way Harry remembered, scary and lifeless.

For the first time when he walked out of that place, the burden of his father's decisions for him, his commanding voice in the back of his head always making him change his honest decisions had disappeared. His mind was his own voice and so were his actions.

He passed on the pedestal of being the Mafia boss to Gemma. Bidding his life in this place a final farewell before setting out to find his Louis.

He knew where Louis was, he knew everything he did but Harry needed to be better for his boy. He trained and educated students all over the world, finding out who he actually was and what he actually wanted in life.

And the answer every time came out to be - Louis.

He boarded the first flight to London, two years later with his mind cleared and heart set on returning to the love of his life.

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"Idiot! Absolute idiot!"

Harry was pretty sure his cute aggression was getting triggered as he held the smaller boy against his chest, his large hands holding Louis' wrists so he'd stop slapping Harry's chest. All in all the reaction to what had happened was cute.

"Peach, it's all over. Never again" Harry chuckles softly, Louis shivering slightly as his chest vibrates with the raspy sound. He goes slack against Harry's chest, cheek squished against his collar bone, biting it playfully.

"You're never going to hear the end of it"

"I sort of figured, but if you look this cute Everytime I'm down"

"You're insufferable"

"I love you too"

"I'm going to chop your dick off if you try something like this ever again"

"Oh peach" Harry tilts Louis' head, his ring hooked under Louis' wobbling chin as their lips meet in a slow soothing kiss.

"You'll miss Harry Jr. Too much"

"HARRY FOR THE LOVE OF GOD I'M NEVER HAVING SEX WITH YOU AGAIN"

- The end-

"Masks fall off, facade comes crumbling down. When you're in my arms, my life feels like my own"