Chapter 43: Fix-it-Felix to Chasity’s rescue Felix We got back to our room and all saton the bed. Alex had his to-do-list face on: placate Chasity, check.

Calix had his biggest puppy-dog eyes on display.

Those two had dragged me into this dishonest mess unwittingly.

I wanted to make one thing clear.

"I’m angry too, you know," I said, not looking at anyone in particular.

I faced my brothers.

I took a deep breath.

I could not believe them.

The audacity.

"Since when do we keep secrets from each other?" I asked, glaring at them.

Alex and Calix looked at me, their guilt leaking into their expressions.

They exchanged a glance.

What? Were they mind-linking without me now too? You better not be mind-linking behind my back! Orin front of my face or whatever! You know what mean! I snapped.

Tm sorry, Felix," said Alex out-loud, his jaw set.

He seemed genuine.

"Sorry, Felix," mumbled Calix, looking at the floor.

I softened a little but I was still livid.

My Baby was quiet.

"We thought you'd blab to Chasity!" Calix confessed.

"Yeah, except you blabbed to Chasity," Alex pointed out.

Ha! "I deserve to know," said Chasity softly but firmly.

She was getting more assertive and i was glad about that but this was one ofthose things she should not even have to ask of us.

We had so many things to work through.

We could not pile secret-keeping on top of that "Of course, you do," admitted Alex, keeping his voice low andhis tone gentle.

alone like Calix on I half-wished she was more upset with them.

I deserved to be in here with her Christmas Day.

I sulked quietly while Alex tried to comfort Chasity.

Alex

I felt awful.

I hope Chasity knew how remorsefull was.

I just wanted to hold her so badly.

I hoped she would not push me away this time.

I drew her to me slowly, pulling her onto my lap and into my arms.

I just needed her to know how much I wanted her to notice me as pathetic as that might sound.

I just wanted an unencumbered shot at her love, which was technically already impossible because of our history together.

When Dad told me this particular secret, about Chasity’s Dad being the stepbrother of

Alex

Everyone waslooking at me.

I met my Luna’s eyes.

I almost wished I knew.

I wanted to give her a satisfying answer.

She deserved one.

"I don't know," I said apologetically.

I just hoped that she believed me.

She seemed to.

"We really don’t," said Calix in earnest, backing me up.

Felix shrugged.

He had been none the wiser about any of this.

"Do your parents know?" Asked Chasity.

"They might," I said hopefully.

Calix nodded.

"So your Mom really cared about my Dad even though he was just her stepbrother?" Inquired Chasity.

I looked at Calix.

He had recently told me about that day, about how he had watched Mom sink to her knees in the snow and cry as the cardrove away.

That had been the day I had first laid eyes on Chasity.

She had been such a tiny thing with pink cheeks and a pink nose with goldenskin and golden curls and brown doe eyes.

"Yeah, she was devastated when he drove away and left you." confessed Calix.

She had thought he was coming back into her life after being estranged because of her dislike for your Momonly for him to leave again, skip town and leave you behind on her porch." Chasity flinched.

out a

think your Mom hates me?"

doesn't," said Calix

myself but Calix had a hard time

afraid you'll hurt

feel Chasity’s frustration and

the

Not anymore though.

her, encase her, insulate her with my

would not let a

needed to be able

little stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said

to make it clear that these were Mom’s

upset when she realised we belonged to you like

in her house again," I continued, my

naive as to think my Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment

strong enough even as a child

my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece,

my father would think of how I was treated by her and you all

Asked my Luna.

old friend,

Calix pouted.

Felix was upset

was not innocent on this

about my parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't

We were the same.

all had questionable

and

father, Baby," I said in whati

asked sharply, narrowing

you,” I

her on a doorstep as

from something!" Insisted Chasity, her voice

got up off the bed and

about

to face

more loudly

wolf snarled at me for

looking at me like

looked shocked by

on the

pack and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing down." Your father

had substance

befallen you or them

gonna hold us accountable,

a fairytale,

slowly

awful but it

rubbling her back, trying

squeezed her hand

count on Felix to make sure i never stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix, trying to diffuse the

to hand

He got me there.

though and folded my arms as I stood before

Alex had

few seconds away

they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her

turn away from me and crawl under the covers,

get under the covers with her to cuddle

wanna take a nap, by mysell," she pleaded, refusing to

rooms but I want to

was relieved that she would at least be in bedwith me

completely

let out

you could’ve been kinder about

what to say to

Ugh.

I was better at conversations like

Chasity's back and kissed her

tight, Luna," I heard him

me a

know I was a

on me but this

and make it right,

He left the room.

Chasity tightly and kissed both of

parents' memory because memories are

know it's make-believe when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she

Ugh.

Calix

not my

was the only one side,

be

just me

some one on one time with

shouldn’t have yelled

began, pausing, trying to

want

could magically

sense

chance but don't go running off to do it," I said

my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

snatching control and influencing my decisions but he was

was as feral as they come in terms of Alpha

you," I promised, feeling like I was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us watch on repeat when

had

split second later, Chasity was sitting up in bed, her eager eyes

mean that?" She breathed, hope blossoming

I nodded.

herself at

say Chasity threw herself at me? Sure, I was used to

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