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

think your Mom hates me?" She

said Calix

about that myself but Calix had a hard

you'll hurt

feel Chasity’s frustration

had been the one who got

Not anymore though.

encase her, insulate her with my

would not let a repeat of today took

be able to trust

Dad, her little stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said in as gentle of a

it clear that these were Mom’s thoughts not

realised we belonged to

her house again," I continued, my

Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment of

had been strong enough even as a child myself to see the error of both my parents'

though not a blood relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece,

how I

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

Felix was

innocent on

was right about my parents' awful

We were the same.

had questionable

but both Chasity’s and ours

isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I said in whati hoped was a gentle tone but

asked

you,” I said

father abandoned her on a doorstep as did

something!" Insisted Chasity, her

bed and was

not about to let

to face

yelled a lot more

at me for yelling at his

stiffened, looking at me

looked shocked

on the bed,

have to grow up,

had substance abuse

have befallen you or them if they had made different

gonna hold us accountable,

were not a

rolled slowly down Chasity's

it

was rubbling her back, trying to comfort

her

never stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix, trying

hand it to

He got me there.

though and folded my arms as I stood before

was surprised Alex had nothing to

thought he was a few seconds away from using

were addicts, ok," admitted

away from

to get under the

a nap, by mysell," she

change rooms but I want to be alone right

that she would at least be in

had not completely blown it

out a

not wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been

to say

Ugh.

was better at

rubbed Chasity's back and

heard him murmur in her

gave me a pointed "fix

know I was a bit

lying is on me but

make it right,

He left the room.

tightly and kissed both of her cheeks

because memories are all she

these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough those years, explained Calix

Ugh.

Calix was

was not my

only one side,

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

just me and Chasity

one on one time with her to

have yelled

I began, pausing, trying to

want your

I could magically deliver them to

sense

go running off to

this, insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

and influencing my decisions but he was not a

as they come in terms of Alpha

like I was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us watch on repeat when we were

it had the desired

sitting up in

breathed, hope blossoming all

I nodded.

threw herself

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

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