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 a

your Mom

doesn't," said Calix

not so sure about that myself but

afraid you'll hurt

frustration and

the one who

Not anymore though.

was going to protect her, encase her, insulate

would not let a repeat of today

able to trust me

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

it clear that these were Mom’s thoughts

realised we belonged to you like your

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

to think my Mom justified in her feelings and her

as a child

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

of how I was treated by

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

was upset

innocent on this

right about my parents' awful behaviour

We were the same.

had

both Chasity’s and ours were severely

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

asked sharply, narrowing her

you,” I

on a doorstep as

protecting me from something!" Insisted Chasity,

off the bed and was about to storm

not about to let her

needed to

more loudly than I

for yelling at his

me

looked shocked by my

on the bed,

have to grow up,

had substance

you or them if they had

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

a fairytale, Baby!"

slowly down

awful but it needed to

her back, trying to comfort

her

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

to hand it to

He got me there.

and folded my arms as I

Alex had nothing to

seconds away from using her eldest

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

away from me

all tried to get under the covers with her to

wanna take a nap, by mysell,"

won't change rooms but I want

that she would at least be

completely blown it

out a

been

always knew just what to say to

Ugh.

was better at

back

heard

gave me a pointed "fix this"

was a

on

and make it right,

He left the room.

tightly and kissed both of her cheeks

because

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

Ugh.

Boy Calix was

not

was the only one side,

be back, Goddess." Calix promised, following

just me and Chasity

some one on one time with her

have

pausing, trying to find the

know you want

wished I could magically deliver them

could sense

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

insisted my wolf, in a rare

Don't get me wrong.

control and influencing my decisions but he was

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

was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to

it had the

was sitting up in bed, her eager eyes on

breathed, hope blossoming all over her little

I nodded.

herself

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

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