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

think your Mom hates me?"

said Calix

but Calix

you'll hurt us,"

Chasity’s frustration and I

the

Not anymore though.

going to protect her, encase her, insulate

let a repeat of today took

to be able

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

clear that these were Mom’s

belonged to you like your Dad had belonged to your

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

justified in her feelings

a child

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

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

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

was

innocent on this

awful behaviour but her parents weren't exactly

We were the same.

had

both Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking in my

exactly a good father, Baby," I said in whati hoped was a gentle tone but gentle

My Baby asked sharply, narrowing

he left you,”

father abandoned her on a doorstep as did

from something!" Insisted

up off the bed

not about

needed to face

a lot more loudly

me for yelling at his

me like

looked shocked by my

on the bed, her

the Luna of our pack and you have to grow up,

had substance

you or them if

you’re gonna hold us accountable, you’re gonna hold them

a fairytale, Baby!"

slowly

it needed to be

was rubbling her back, trying to comfort

her hand

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

to hand it

He got me there.

and folded my arms as I stood

Alex had

was a few seconds away

they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity,

her turn away from me and crawl under the covers,

we all tried to get under

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

won't change rooms but I want to

would at

not completely blown

let out

could’ve been kinder about

knew just what to say to make me

Ugh.

was better at

back

I heard him

a

know I was a bit harsh, I

is on

behind and make

He left the room.

Chasity tightly and kissed both of her cheeks and

memory because memories are all she

like her parents were these amazing people but she needed

Ugh.

Boy Calix

was not

when I was the only one

be back, Goddess."

just me

on one

have yelled

I began, pausing, trying to find

want your

wished I could magically deliver them

sense

you to have that chance but don't go running off to do it,"

insisted my wolf, in a rare

Don't get me wrong.

loved snatching control and influencing my decisions but he was not

was as feral as they come in terms of Alpha wolves and

was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us watch on

had the

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

She breathed, hope blossoming

I nodded.

threw herself

herself at me? Sure, I was used to

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