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?"

doesn't," said

that myself but Calix had a hard time

you'll hurt us,"

could feel Chasity’s frustration

had been the one who

Not anymore though.

protect her, encase her, insulate her with

would not let a repeat

be able to trust

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

make it clear that these

she realised we belonged to you like

she had let trouble in her house again,"

justified in her feelings and her maltreatment of

strong enough even as a child myself

though not a blood relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage,

would think of how I was treated by her and you all growing

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

was

was not innocent on this

my parents' awful behaviour but her parents

We were the same.

had questionable

both Chasity’s and ours were severely

would be outraged but your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I said in whati hoped was a gentle tone but gentle wasn’t

My Baby asked sharply, narrowing her

you,”

abandoned her on a doorstep as did her

something!" Insisted

bed and was

about to

needed to face

yelled a lot more loudly than I had meant

snarled at me for

stiffened, looking at me like I was

looked shocked by my

sat back down on the bed,

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

substance

you or them if they had made different

hold us accountable, you’re gonna

a fairytale,

rolled slowly down Chasity's

but it needed to be

was rubbling her back, trying to comfort

her

can always count on Felix to make sure i never stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix,

to hand it

He got me there.

though and folded my arms

was surprised Alex

few seconds away from using her

they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity,

from me and crawl under the covers,

we all tried to get under the covers with

wanna take a nap, by mysell," she

change rooms but I

relieved that she would at least be in bedwith me

not completely

let out

wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been kinder about

just what to

Ugh.

I was better at conversations like

rubbed Chasity's back and

I heard

a pointed "fix this"

know I was a

the lying is on me but this is on

make it

He left the room.

both of her cheeks and her

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

were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough those

Ugh.

Boy Calix

not

the only one side, I

’TH be back,

just me and Chasity

on one time with her

have yelled

began, pausing, trying to find the right

know you want your

I could magically deliver them to

could sense

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

insisted my wolf,

Don't get me wrong.

loved snatching control and influencing my decisions but he was

was as feral as they come in terms of Alpha wolves and

I promised, feeling like I was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used

it had the desired

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

She breathed, hope blossoming all over

I nodded.

herself at

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

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