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
think your Mom hates me?" She
said Calix
myself but
hurt us," explained
frustration
had been the
Not anymore though.
to protect her, encase her,
let a repeat of today
be able
felt as though your Dad, her little stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said in as gentle of a
make it clear that these were Mom’s
upset when she realised we belonged to
in her house again,"
think my Mom justified in her feelings and
even as a child myself
blood relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece, a fact that made
think of how I
Asked my Luna.
friend,
Calix pouted.
Felix was upset
was not innocent on
awful
We were the same.
had questionable
parent was perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking in
would be outraged but your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby,"
My Baby asked sharply, narrowing
he left you,” I
abandoned her on a doorstep as did her
from something!" Insisted Chasity,
got up off the bed and was about
not about to
to
a lot more loudly than I had
snarled at me for yelling
me like I was
shocked
down on
to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing down." Your father
had substance
this would have befallen you or them if they had
gonna hold us accountable, you’re
a fairytale, Baby!"
rolled slowly down Chasity's
awful but it
rubbling her back,
her hand
to make sure i never stay the least favourite
to hand it
He got me there.
rolled my eyes though and folded my arms
was surprised Alex had
was a few seconds away from using
ok," admitted
watching her turn away from
get under the
I just wanna take a nap, by
I want to be
she would at least
completely blown
out a
not wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been kinder about it, said Alex
knew just what to say to make me
Ugh.
I was better
back
heard him murmur in her
a
a bit
know the lying is on
make it right, encouraged
He left the room.
tightly and kissed both
of her parents' memory because memories
acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something
Ugh.
Calix
was not my
was the only one side, I ended up putting
her bad ’TH be back, Goddess."
me and Chasity
me some one on one time with her to ease thetension between
have yelled like
I began, pausing, trying
know you want your
could magically deliver
could sense
running off to do it," I said decisively I couldn't
my wolf, in a rare
Don't get me wrong.
influencing my decisions but he was
as they come in terms of Alpha wolves
was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us
it had the
up in bed, her eager eyes
breathed, hope blossoming
I nodded.
threw herself at
threw herself at me? Sure, I was used to girls doing that
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