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

Mom hates me?"

said

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

you'll hurt us,"

feel Chasity’s frustration

the one

Not anymore though.

protect her, encase

not let a repeat of

needed to be able to trust me

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

wanted to make it clear that these

to you like your Dad had

let trouble in her house again," I continued, my

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

wished I had been strong enough even as a child myself to see

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

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

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

was

was not innocent

right about my parents' awful

We were the same.

all had

and ours were severely lacking in my

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

asked sharply, narrowing her

he left you,”

her on a doorstep as did her

something!"

got up off the bed and

about

to

lot more loudly

me for yelling

at me like I was

shocked

sat back down on the

have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing

had substance

have befallen you or

us accountable,

parents were not a fairytale, Baby!" I

rolled slowly down

awful but it

rubbling her back,

her

never stay the least

to hand it

He got me there.

eyes though and folded my arms as I stood

Alex had nothing

thought he was a few seconds away from using her eldest

know they were addicts, ok," admitted

broke watching her turn away from me and

all tried to get under the

I just wanna take a nap, by mysell," she pleaded, refusing to look at

I want to be alone right

at least be in

had not completely blown

let out a

you could’ve been kinder about it, said Alex in my

just what to say

Ugh.

better at conversations like

back

heard him murmur in

a pointed "fix

was a bit harsh, I

know the lying is on me but this is

make

He left the room.

and kissed both of her cheeks

of her parents' memory because memories are all

when she acts like her parents were these amazing people

Ugh.

Boy Calix

not my

was the only one side, I

her bad ’TH be back,

was just me and Chasity

me some one on one time with her to ease

shouldn’t have yelled like

began, pausing, trying to find the right

want

magically

sense she

off to do

my wolf, in a

Don't get me wrong.

loved snatching control and influencing my decisions

was as feral as they come in terms of Alpha wolves

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

it had the

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

breathed, hope

I nodded.

herself

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

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