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 a

you think your Mom hates

doesn't," said Calix

but Calix had a hard time seeing Mom's

hurt

could feel Chasity’s frustration

the one

Not anymore though.

protect her, encase her, insulate her with

a repeat

to be able to

was taken away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said in as gentle

that these were Mom’s thoughts

when she realised we belonged to you like

in her house again,"

my Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment of

as a child myself to see the error of both my

though not a blood relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece, a fact that made my Mom less forgivable in my

how I was treated by her and

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

was upset

innocent

parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't exactly

We were the same.

had questionable

perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were severely

exactly a good father, Baby," I said in whati hoped was a

Baby asked

left you,”

on a doorstep as

was protecting me from something!"

the bed and was about to storm

was not about to

needed to face

a lot more loudly

snarled at me for

stiffened, looking at me like I

looked shocked

on

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

substance abuse

would have befallen you or them if

you’re gonna hold us accountable,

were not a fairytale, Baby!" I

rolled slowly down Chasity's

felt awful but it needed

back, trying to comfort

her

to make sure i never stay the least favourite for

had to hand it to

He got me there.

eyes though and folded my

surprised Alex

a few seconds

were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity,

turn away from me and crawl under the

we all tried to get under the covers with her

a nap, by

but I want to be alone right

relieved that she would at least be

not completely blown it

let out

been kinder about

to say

Ugh.

better at conversations like

rubbed Chasity's back and

heard

gave me a pointed "fix

a bit

on me

make it

He left the room.

tightly and kissed both of her cheeks and her

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

know it's make-believe when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to

Ugh.

Calix

was not my

the only one side, I ended up

bad ’TH be back, Goddess." Calix

was just me

on one time with her to

shouldn’t have yelled

I began, pausing, trying to find the

know you want your parents," I

wished I could magically

sense

you to have that chance but don't go running off to do it,"

insisted my wolf, in a rare

Don't get me wrong.

and influencing my

come in terms

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

it had the desired

split second later, Chasity was sitting up in bed, her eager

She breathed, hope blossoming

I nodded.

threw herself at

say Chasity threw herself at me? Sure,

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