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

Mom hates me?" She

said Calix

sure about that myself but Calix had a hard time seeing Mom's

hurt us,"

Chasity’s frustration and

been the one who

Not anymore though.

her, encase her, insulate her with

let a repeat of today

be able to trust

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

to make it clear that these were Mom’s

we belonged to

trouble in her house again,"

to think my Mom justified in her

child myself to see the error of both my parents'

marriage, her step-niece, a fact that made my Mom

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

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

Felix was upset

not innocent on this

about my parents' awful behaviour but

We were the same.

had

and ours were severely

Baby," I said

asked sharply, narrowing her

left you,” I

her on a doorstep

from something!" Insisted Chasity, her

got up off the bed

was not about

to face

more loudly than I had meant

me for yelling at his

stiffened, looking at me

shocked

down on

to be the Luna of our pack and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing down." Your father

substance abuse

would have befallen you or

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

a fairytale, Baby!"

slowly

but it

was rubbling her back, trying to

her hand

count on Felix to make sure i never stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix, trying to

had to hand it

He got me there.

folded my arms as

surprised Alex had nothing to

thought he was a few seconds away from

admitted Chasity, her voice

from me

we all tried to get under the covers

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

but I want to

at least be in

completely blown

let out

been kinder about it,

always knew just what to say to

Ugh.

wished I was better at conversations like

rubbed Chasity's back

Luna," I heard him murmur in her

gave me a pointed "fix

know I was a

know the lying is on me but this is on

behind and make it right,

He left the room.

and kissed both of her cheeks and

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,

Ugh.

Calix

was not my

only one side, I ended up putting myself

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

just me

were giving me some one on one time with her to ease

have yelled

pausing, trying to find the right

you want your

I could magically deliver them to

could sense

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

my wolf,

Don't get me wrong.

influencing my decisions but he was

terms of Alpha wolves

you," I promised, feeling 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

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

that?" She breathed, hope blossoming all

I nodded.

herself at

threw herself at me? Sure, I was used to girls doing that but never

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