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.
let out a soft
your Mom hates me?"
doesn't," said Calix
sure about that myself but Calix had a hard time seeing
you'll hurt
Chasity’s frustration and I found
the
Not anymore though.
going to protect her, encase
let a
be able to trust me
stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said in as gentle of a tone
to make it clear that these were Mom’s
belonged to you like your
her house again," I continued,
think my Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment
enough even as a child myself to see the error of both my parents' ways
by marriage, her step-niece, a fact that
my father would think of how I was
Asked my Luna.
friend, Guilt,
Calix pouted.
was upset
innocent on
my parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't exactly
We were the same.
had
Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking in my
isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I said
asked
you,” I
on a doorstep as did
protecting me from something!" Insisted Chasity, her
got up off the bed and was about to storm
was not about
to face
I yelled a lot more loudly than
snarled at me for yelling
looking at me like I
looked shocked by my
down on the
Luna of our pack and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing down." Your father and motherwere
had substance
this would have befallen you or them if
you’re gonna hold us accountable, you’re
not a fairytale,
rolled slowly
but it needed
was rubbling her back, trying to comfort
squeezed her
i never stay the least favourite for
had to hand it
He got me there.
folded my arms as I stood
Alex
a few seconds away from using her
know they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity,
away from me and crawl
tried to get under the covers with her to cuddle
wanna take a nap, by mysell,"
rooms but I want to be
she would at least be in
had not completely
out
not wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been kinder about it, said
always knew just what to say to make me
Ugh.
was better at conversations like
back and
I heard him
gave me a
a bit
is on me
make it
He left the room.
kissed both of
just protective of her parents' memory because memories are all she has left
parents were these amazing people but she needed something to
Ugh.
Boy Calix
not my
the only one side, I ended
’TH be back, Goddess." Calix promised,
was just me and
they were giving me some one on one time with her
have yelled
began, pausing, trying to find the
you want your parents," I
magically deliver them to
sense she
want you to have that chance but don't go running off to
this, insisted my wolf,
Don't get me wrong.
and influencing my decisions but
as they come in terms
was signing all my common sense away like
had the desired
up in bed, her eager eyes on
hope blossoming
I nodded.
herself at
just say Chasity threw herself at me? Sure, I was used
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