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

your Mom hates

doesn't," said

myself but

hurt us,"

Chasity’s frustration and I found

been the

Not anymore though.

protect her, encase her, insulate her with my

let a repeat of today

be able to trust me

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

make it clear that these were Mom’s thoughts not

upset when she realised we belonged to you like your Dad had belonged to your

trouble in her house again," I continued,

my Mom justified

strong enough even as a child myself to see the error of both my

not a blood relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage,

does the Luna think my father would think of how

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

was

was not innocent on

my parents' awful behaviour but her

We were the same.

had questionable

was perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking in

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

Baby asked sharply, narrowing her

left you,”

on a doorstep as did her

protecting me from something!"

got up off the bed and was about to storm

about to let her

to

a lot more loudly

wolf snarled at me for

stiffened, looking at me like I

looked shocked by my

on the bed, her eyes

have to grow up, Baby!"

substance

or

hold us accountable, you’re

not a

rolled slowly down

felt awful but it needed

was rubbling her back, trying to

her

always count on Felix to make sure i never stay the least

had to hand it

He got me there.

and folded my arms as

surprised Alex

had thought he was a few seconds away

addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice

broke watching her turn away from me and crawl

all tried to get under the covers

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

rooms but I want to be alone

she would at least be in bedwith

had not completely

out a heavy

wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been

knew just what to say to

Ugh.

was better

Chasity's back and kissed

Luna," I heard

me a pointed

I was a bit harsh,

the lying is on me but

make it right, encouraged

He left the room.

Chasity tightly and kissed both of her cheeks and

is just protective of her parents' memory because

acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough

Ugh.

Boy Calix

was not my

was the only one side, I ended up putting

bad ’TH be

me

giving me some one on one time with her to

shouldn’t have

pausing, trying to find

want your

magically deliver

sense

to do it," I said decisively I couldn't believe I was doing

doing this, insisted my wolf, in a

Don't get me wrong.

my decisions but he was

they come in terms of Alpha wolves and that

away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us watch

had the desired

was sitting up in bed, her

hope

I nodded.

herself at

just say Chasity threw herself at me? Sure, I

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