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

doesn't," said

but Calix had a hard

afraid you'll hurt us," explained

frustration and I found

the one who got

Not anymore though.

was going to protect her, encase her, insulate her with

would not let a repeat of

be able

little stepbrother, was taken away from her and

make it clear that these were Mom’s

realised we belonged to you

her house again," I continued, my

was not so naive as to think my Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment of an innocent

a child myself to see the error of

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

of how I was treated

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

was upset

innocent on this

right about my parents' awful behaviour but her parents

We were the same.

all had

parent was perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking in

father, Baby," I said in whati hoped was a gentle tone but gentle wasn’t my

My Baby asked sharply,

he left you,” I said

on a doorstep as

protecting me from something!" Insisted

bed

about

needed to face

more loudly than I had

snarled at me for yelling at

at me

shocked

back down on the bed, her

the Luna of our pack and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not

had substance

you or them if they

gonna hold us accountable, you’re

were not a fairytale, Baby!"

rolled slowly down Chasity's

it needed to

was rubbling her back, trying to comfort

her

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

to hand

He got me there.

and folded my arms as

surprised Alex had nothing

he was a few seconds away

they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice

away from me and

under the covers

by mysell," she

won't change rooms but I want

that she would at least be

not completely blown

let out a

wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been

just what to

Ugh.

was better at conversations

Chasity's back and kissed her

heard him murmur in her

a pointed

know I was a bit harsh,

on me but this is

make it right, encouraged

He left the room.

Chasity tightly and kissed both of her

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

her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough

Ugh.

Boy Calix

not

only one side,

be

me and Chasity

on one time with her to ease thetension

shouldn’t have

pausing, trying to find

want your parents," I

could magically deliver them

sense

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

doing this, insisted my wolf,

Don't get me wrong.

loved snatching control and influencing my decisions but

they come in terms of Alpha wolves

feeling like I was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make

it had the

up

She breathed, hope blossoming all over

I nodded.

herself at

Sure, I was used to girls doing that but

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