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

you think your Mom hates me?" She

said

but

afraid you'll hurt

feel Chasity’s frustration and I found

the one who

Not anymore though.

her, encase her, insulate her with my

let a repeat of today

be able

as though your Dad, her little stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said

to make it clear that these

was upset when she realised we belonged to you like

she had let trouble in her house

as to think my Mom justified in her

strong enough even as a child myself to

a blood relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece, a fact that made my Mom less forgivable

think my father would think of how I was

Asked my Luna.

friend,

Calix pouted.

Felix was

was not innocent

about my parents' awful behaviour but her parents

We were the same.

all had questionable

and ours were severely lacking in

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

asked sharply, narrowing her

left you,” I said

abandoned her on a

was protecting me from something!" Insisted Chasity, her voice

got up off the bed and was about to storm

not about to let her

needed to

I yelled a lot more loudly than I had meant

at me for yelling at

at me like I

shocked by

sat back down on the bed, her

have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing

had substance

of this would have befallen you or them if they had

hold us accountable, you’re gonna

not a fairytale, Baby!"

slowly down Chasity's

awful but it needed to be

rubbling her back,

squeezed her hand

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

had to hand it

He got me there.

rolled my eyes though and folded my

Alex

seconds away

were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice

from me

we all tried to get under the covers with

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

I want to

she would at least be in

had not completely

out

but you could’ve been kinder about it,

always knew just what to say

Ugh.

better at

Chasity's back and kissed her

tight, Luna," I heard him murmur in

me a pointed

a

on me but this is on

and make it right, encouraged

He left the room.

kissed both of her cheeks and

is just protective of her parents' memory because memories are all she has

know it's make-believe when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough those years, explained Calix

Ugh.

Calix was

not

when I was the only one side, I

bad ’TH be back,

was just me

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

shouldn’t have

began, pausing, trying to find the right

know you want your parents," I

wished I could magically deliver them to

sense

go running off to do it," I said decisively

insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

influencing my decisions but

in terms of

all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us watch on repeat when

had

later, Chasity was sitting up in bed,

mean that?" She breathed, hope blossoming all over her

I nodded.

herself

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

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