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.

out a

you think your Mom

said

so sure about that myself but Calix had a hard time seeing Mom's

afraid you'll hurt us,"

could feel Chasity’s frustration

the one who got

Not anymore though.

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

not let a

needed to be able

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

it clear that these were Mom’s thoughts not

upset when she realised we belonged to you like your Dad

in her house again," I

to think my Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment

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

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

of how I was treated by her

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

Felix was

was not innocent on

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

We were the same.

had

both Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking in

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

asked

he left you,” I

a doorstep as did

something!"

bed and

not about

needed to

I yelled a lot more loudly than I had meant

snarled at me for yelling

looking at me like

shocked by my

sat back down on the bed, her eyes

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

had substance

would have befallen you or

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

a fairytale, Baby!" I

slowly

but it needed

back, trying to

her

make sure i never stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix,

had to hand it

He got me there.

folded my

Alex had nothing

a few seconds away from

were addicts, ok," admitted

heart broke watching her turn away from me and crawl under

under

nap, by

won't change rooms but I want to be

at least be

completely blown

let out a

been

always knew just what to say

Ugh.

was better at conversations like

back

heard him murmur in her

gave me a pointed

was a bit

know the lying is on me but

and make

He left the room.

tightly and kissed both of her cheeks and

memory because memories

it's make-believe when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough those years, explained Calix

Ugh.

Boy Calix was

not my

when I was the only one side, I

be back,

was just me and

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

have

began, pausing, trying to find the

want your parents,"

could magically deliver

sense

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

my wolf, in a

Don't get me wrong.

influencing my decisions but he was not a

terms of Alpha wolves and that was saying

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

had

sitting up in bed, her eager

mean that?" She breathed, hope blossoming all over her little

I nodded.

threw herself

threw herself at me? Sure, I was used to

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