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 soft

your Mom hates me?"

doesn't," said Calix

sure about that myself but Calix had a hard time seeing

you'll hurt

Chasity’s frustration and I found

the

Not anymore though.

going to protect her, encase

let a

be able to trust me

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

to make it clear that these were Mom’s

belonged to you like your

her house again," I continued,

think my Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment

enough even as a child myself to see the error of both my parents' ways

by marriage, her step-niece, a fact that

my father would think of how I was

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

was upset

innocent on

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

We were the same.

had

Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking in my

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

asked

you,” I

on a doorstep as did

protecting me from something!" Insisted Chasity, her

got up off the bed and was about to storm

was not about

to face

I yelled a lot more loudly than

snarled at me for yelling

looking at me like I

looked shocked by my

down on the

Luna of our pack and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing down." Your father and motherwere

had substance

this would have befallen you or them if

you’re gonna hold us accountable, you’re

not a fairytale,

rolled slowly

but it needed

was rubbling her back, trying to comfort

squeezed her

i never stay the least favourite for

had to hand it

He got me there.

folded my arms as I stood

Alex

a few seconds away from using her

know they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity,

away from me and crawl

tried to get under the covers with her to cuddle

wanna take a nap, by mysell,"

rooms but I want to be

she would at least be in

had not completely

out

not wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been kinder about it, said

always knew just what to say to make me

Ugh.

was better at conversations like

back and

I heard him

gave me a

a bit

is on me

make it

He left the room.

kissed both of

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

parents were these amazing people but she needed something to

Ugh.

Boy Calix

not my

the only one side, I ended

’TH be back, Goddess." Calix promised,

was just me and

they were giving me some one on one time with her

have yelled

began, pausing, trying to find the

you want your parents," I

magically deliver them to

sense she

want you to have that chance but don't go running off to

this, insisted my wolf,

Don't get me wrong.

and influencing my decisions but

as they come in terms

was signing all my common sense away like

had the desired

up in bed, her eager eyes on

hope blossoming

I nodded.

herself at

just say Chasity threw herself at me? Sure, I was used

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