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

said

not so sure about that myself but Calix had a hard

afraid you'll hurt us," explained

could feel Chasity’s frustration and I found it

been the

Not anymore though.

her, encase her, insulate her

let a repeat

be able to trust me

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

clear that these were Mom’s thoughts not

to you like your Dad had belonged to

felt she had let trouble in her house

Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment of an

been strong enough even as a child

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

of how

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

Felix was

innocent on

right about my parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't

We were the same.

all had questionable

perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking

good father, Baby," I said in

My Baby asked

you,”

abandoned her on a doorstep as

protecting me from something!" Insisted Chasity, her voice

got up off the bed and was about to

about to let her

needed to

lot more loudly than I had

at me for yelling

me like I was

shocked

back down on the bed,

and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said,

had substance abuse

of this would have befallen you or

us accountable, you’re gonna hold them accountable

parents were not a fairytale, Baby!" I

slowly down

felt awful but it needed to

was rubbling her back,

her hand

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

to hand

He got me there.

though and folded my arms as I stood

surprised Alex

few seconds away from using her eldest Alpha

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

from me and crawl

get under the covers with her to

by mysell," she pleaded, refusing

won't change rooms but I want

that she would at least be in bedwith me

completely blown

let out

not wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been

always knew just what to say to make

Ugh.

I was better at

rubbed Chasity's back and kissed her

heard him murmur in

gave me a

I was a bit harsh, I

on

and make it right,

He left the room.

hugged Chasity tightly and kissed both of her cheeks

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

people but she needed something to get herthrough those years, explained Calix in

Ugh.

Calix was

not

the only one side, I ended up putting myself

bad ’TH be back, Goddess."

just me and Chasity

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

shouldn’t have yelled like

I began, pausing, trying

you want your parents,"

I could magically deliver them to

sense she

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

this, insisted my wolf,

Don't get me wrong.

and influencing my decisions but he was

terms of Alpha

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

it had

was sitting up in bed, her eager eyes

that?" She breathed, hope

I nodded.

herself

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

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