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 soft

you think your Mom hates

doesn't," said

sure about that myself but Calix had

you'll hurt us,"

feel Chasity’s frustration

the one who

Not anymore though.

going to protect her, encase her, insulate her with my

a repeat

able to trust

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 thoughts

upset when she realised we belonged to you like your Dad

felt she had let trouble in her house again," I continued, my tone

think my Mom justified in her feelings

enough even as a child myself to see the error of both my

a blood relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece, a

father would think of how I was treated by her and

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

was

not innocent on this

Chasity was right about my parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't exactly

We were the same.

had questionable

Chasity’s and ours

would be outraged but your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I said in whati hoped was

Baby asked sharply, narrowing

he left you,” I said

abandoned her on a doorstep as

from something!" Insisted Chasity, her

got up off the bed and was about to storm

not about to

to face

more loudly than I had

snarled at me for yelling at his stan,

stiffened, looking at me like I

shocked

sat back down on

Luna of our pack and you have to grow

had substance abuse

would have befallen you or them if they

hold us accountable, you’re gonna hold them accountable

parents were not a fairytale,

rolled slowly

awful but it needed to

her back,

her hand

the least favourite for long,"said Calix,

hand

He got me there.

my eyes though and folded

surprised Alex

a few seconds away from using her eldest

they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice barely a

her turn away from me and

under the covers

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

but I want to be alone right

that she would at

completely

out a heavy

been kinder about it, said Alex in

what to say

Ugh.

better

rubbed Chasity's back and

Luna," I heard him murmur in her

a pointed "fix

I was a

is on me but this

behind and make it right, encouraged

He left the room.

hugged Chasity tightly and kissed both

memory because memories are

it's make-believe when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get

Ugh.

Boy Calix

not my

was the only one

her bad ’TH be back, Goddess." Calix promised,

me and

giving me some one on one

shouldn’t have

pausing, trying to find the

know you want

wished I could magically

could sense she

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

doing this, insisted my wolf, in a rare

Don't get me wrong.

my decisions but he was not

come in terms of Alpha wolves

common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us watch on repeat when we were

it had the desired

second later, Chasity was sitting up in bed, her

breathed, hope blossoming all over her

I nodded.

herself at

at me? Sure, I was used to girls doing that

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