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

your Mom hates me?" She

doesn't," said

so sure about that myself but

you'll hurt us,"

feel Chasity’s frustration and I found it

been the one who

Not anymore though.

protect her, encase her,

not let a repeat of today took

needed to be able to trust

though your Dad, her little stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined

wanted to make it clear that these were Mom’s thoughts

belonged to you

trouble in her house again," I continued,

was not so naive as to think my Mom justified in her

I had been strong enough even as a child myself

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

Luna think my father would think of how I was

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

was upset

was not innocent on this

was right about my parents' awful

We were the same.

all had

but both Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking

isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I said in

My Baby asked sharply, narrowing her

left you,”

abandoned her on a doorstep as did her

was protecting me from something!"

up off the bed and

not about

to

lot more loudly than I had meant

snarled at me for yelling

at me like I was

shocked

sat back down on

pack and you have to grow up, Baby!" I

substance

have befallen you or them if

hold us accountable, you’re gonna hold them accountable

were not a

rolled slowly down

awful but it needed

her back, trying to

her

i never stay the least favourite for

had to hand

He got me there.

rolled my eyes though and folded

Alex had nothing to

a few seconds away

admitted Chasity,

watching her turn away from me

to get under the covers with her

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

won't change rooms but I want to

at

completely

out a

wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been kinder about it, said

always knew just what to say

Ugh.

I was better

Chasity's back and

tight, Luna," I heard him

me a

know I was a bit harsh, I

lying is on me but

make

He left the room.

both of her cheeks and her

of her parents' memory because memories are all she has left

she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough those years, explained Calix

Ugh.

Boy Calix

not

the only one

bad ’TH be back,

just me and Chasity

one on one time with her to ease thetension between

shouldn’t have yelled like

pausing, trying to find the right

you want your

could magically

sense

go running off to do it," I said decisively I

insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

loved snatching control and influencing my decisions

in terms of Alpha wolves and

help you," I promised, feeling like I was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to

it had the

second later, Chasity was sitting up

that?" She breathed, hope blossoming all over

I nodded.

herself at

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

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