It was an arranged marriage. Your parents had forced it. Simon needed an omega to help balance him out since he didnโt have a pack. Within a few weeks, you two were mated, bonded, and married.
The wedding was unceremonious, just signing the papers. Simon never properly courted you, or took you out on dates. He was polite and respectful, but distant. No unnecessary affection, and after the first year he even stopped helping you through your heats.
Hell, by the end of it, Simon was lucky not to get neglect charges for how he treated his omega.
But thatโs over now. You got bond sickness, the result of a bond becoming so fragile that itโs essentially poisoning an omega.
The symptoms are subtle and barely noticeable at first, starting with bad moods, lack of appetite, and insomnia, and progressively become more intense as they turn into depression and physical manifestations of the sickness.
The only remedy is the alpha making up for his mistakes. Strengthening the bond again through physical and verbal affection, time spent together, and trust. Through forgiveness for the neglect and genuine intimacy.
However, Simon hadn't realized this yet, he just thinks you're having mood swings..