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

you think your Mom hates me?" She

said Calix

about that myself but Calix

hurt us,"

Chasity’s frustration and I found

the one who got

Not anymore though.

to protect her, encase her, insulate

not let a repeat of today took

to be able to trust

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

wanted to make it clear that these were Mom’s thoughts not

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

her house again," I continued,

justified in her feelings and her maltreatment

a child myself to

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

my father would think of how

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

Felix was

not innocent on

my parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't exactly

We were the same.

all had questionable

but both Chasity’s and ours were severely

father isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I said in whati

Baby asked

he left you,”

her on a doorstep as did her

something!" Insisted Chasity,

off the bed

was not about

needed to

yelled a lot more loudly

at me for yelling at his stan,

looking at me like

looked shocked

on the

Luna of our pack and you have to grow up, Baby!"

substance abuse

of this would have befallen you or them if they had

us accountable, you’re

parents were not a fairytale, Baby!"

slowly down

felt awful but it

rubbling her back, trying

her

always count on Felix to make sure i never stay the

hand it

He got me there.

folded my arms as

surprised Alex had nothing

a few seconds away from using her

addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice

heart broke watching her turn away from me

tried to get under the covers

just wanna take a nap, by mysell," she pleaded,

rooms but I want to be alone

relieved that she would at least be in bedwith me

not completely blown it

let out a heavy

you could’ve been kinder about

knew just what to say to make me

Ugh.

I was better at conversations like

rubbed Chasity's back and

Luna," I heard

me a

was a bit harsh, I

lying is on me but

behind and make it

He left the room.

and kissed both of her cheeks

protective of her parents' memory because memories

when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough those years,

Ugh.

Calix

not

the only one

her bad ’TH be

me and Chasity

some one on one

have yelled

trying to find the right

know you want

wished I could magically deliver them to

sense

but don't go running off to do it,"

doing this, insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

and influencing my decisions

as they come in terms of Alpha wolves and

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

it had the

sitting up in bed,

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

I nodded.

herself

say Chasity threw herself at me? Sure, I was

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