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

Mom hates

doesn't," said Calix

myself but Calix had

hurt us,"

feel Chasity’s frustration

had been the one who got

Not anymore though.

going to protect her, encase her,

a repeat of

to be able to trust me

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

make it clear that these were Mom’s thoughts

she realised we belonged to you like your Dad had belonged to your

trouble in her house again," I

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

been strong enough even as a child

still my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece, a

Luna think my father would think of how I was treated by her and you

Asked my Luna.

friend,

Calix pouted.

was upset

not innocent on this

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

We were the same.

had

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

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

Baby asked sharply, narrowing

he left you,” I

father abandoned her on a doorstep as did

from something!" Insisted

got up off the bed and was about

about to let her

needed to

lot more loudly than

snarled at me for yelling at his stan,

me

looked shocked by my

sat back down on the bed, her eyes

have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing down." Your father

had substance

you or them if

hold us accountable,

a fairytale, Baby!" I

rolled slowly down Chasity's

awful but it needed to be

rubbling her back, trying

her

stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix,

to hand

He got me there.

eyes though and folded my

surprised Alex had nothing

seconds away

addicts, ok," admitted

watching her turn away from me and crawl

all tried to get under the covers

I just wanna take a nap, by mysell," she pleaded,

rooms but I want to

would at least be in bedwith me

not completely blown it

let out a

could’ve been kinder about it, said

just what to say to make

Ugh.

I was better at

Chasity's back and kissed her

I heard him

a

know I was a bit harsh, I

lying is on me but this is on

make

He left the room.

and kissed both

protective of her parents' memory because memories

she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something

Ugh.

Boy Calix was

not my

I was the only one

on her bad ’TH be back, Goddess." Calix

me

grateful they were giving me some one on one time with her to ease thetension between

have yelled

I began, pausing, trying to

want your parents," I

magically deliver them to

could sense she

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

this, insisted my

Don't get me wrong.

and influencing my decisions but he

they come in terms of Alpha wolves and

I was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us watch on repeat

had the desired

Chasity was sitting up

hope blossoming all over

I nodded.

threw herself at

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

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