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

think your Mom

doesn't," said

about that myself but Calix

afraid you'll hurt us," explained

could feel Chasity’s frustration and I

been the

Not anymore though.

her, encase her,

let a repeat of

be able to

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

that these were Mom’s thoughts not

she realised we belonged to

her house

think my Mom justified in her feelings and

a child myself to see the error of both my parents'

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

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

Asked my Luna.

old friend,

Calix pouted.

was upset

innocent on

my parents' awful

We were the same.

had

parent was perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were

outraged but your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby,"

Baby asked

you,” I

her on a doorstep

something!" Insisted Chasity, her

got up off the bed and was

about to let

needed to face

I yelled a lot more

me for yelling at

at me like I

looked shocked by

down on the

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

substance

you or

gonna hold us accountable,

not a fairytale, Baby!"

slowly down

felt awful but it needed to be

was rubbling her back, trying to comfort

squeezed her

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

to hand it

He got me there.

my eyes though and folded my arms as I

Alex had nothing to

was a few seconds away

know they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice barely a

watching her turn away from me and

to get under the covers with her

just wanna take a nap, by mysell," she

won't change rooms but I want to be

that she would at

completely blown

out a heavy

but you could’ve been kinder about it, said Alex in

knew just what to say to make

Ugh.

was better

back

heard him murmur in her

a pointed "fix this"

a

lying is on me but this is

make

He left the room.

and kissed both of her cheeks and her

just protective of her parents' memory because

these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough

Ugh.

Boy Calix

not my

one side, I ended up putting myself

bad ’TH be back,

was just me and Chasity

grateful they were giving me some one on one time with

have

I began, pausing, trying to find the right

know you want your parents," I

magically

could sense she

chance but don't go running off to

this, insisted my

Don't get me wrong.

and influencing my decisions but he was not

terms of

like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us watch on repeat

it had the desired

later, Chasity was sitting up

She breathed, hope blossoming

I nodded.

threw herself at

at me? Sure, I was used to girls doing

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