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?" She

said

so sure about that myself but Calix had a hard

afraid you'll hurt

feel Chasity’s frustration and I found it

been the

Not anymore though.

her, encase

would not let a repeat of

be able to trust

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

it clear that these were

realised we belonged to you like your

in her house again," I continued, my tone

not so naive as to think my Mom justified in her feelings

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

niece by marriage, her step-niece, a fact that made my

how I was treated by her and

Asked my Luna.

friend,

Calix pouted.

was upset

was not innocent

awful behaviour but her parents weren't

We were the same.

all had questionable

perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were

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

My Baby asked

he left you,” I said

abandoned her on a doorstep as did her

from something!" Insisted Chasity, her

got up off the bed and was about

was not about to let her

needed to

lot more loudly than

wolf snarled at me for yelling at his

me like I was

looked shocked by my

back down on the

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

substance

befallen you or them if they had made different

gonna hold us accountable, you’re gonna hold them accountable

not a fairytale, Baby!"

rolled slowly

it needed

back,

her

the least favourite for long,"said Calix, trying to

to hand it to

He got me there.

my eyes though and folded my arms as I stood

surprised Alex

had thought he was a few seconds away from using her

admitted Chasity, her

heart broke watching her turn away from me and crawl under

we all tried to get under the covers with

wanna take a nap, by mysell,"

I want to be alone

she would at least

completely

out a

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

what to say

Ugh.

better at conversations

back and kissed

I heard

a pointed "fix this"

was a bit harsh,

is on me but

behind and make it right,

He left the room.

kissed both of her

protective of her parents' memory because

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

Ugh.

Calix was

was not my

when I was the only one

be back,

me

grateful they were giving me some one on one time with her

have yelled

pausing, trying to find the

want your

I could magically deliver them

sense

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

my wolf, in a rare

Don't get me wrong.

loved snatching control and influencing my decisions but he was

in terms of Alpha wolves and that was

all my common sense away like

it had

later, Chasity was sitting up in bed, her eager eyes

that?" She breathed, hope

I nodded.

threw herself

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

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