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

doesn't," said Calix

but Calix had a hard time seeing Mom's

you'll hurt us," explained

could feel Chasity’s frustration and

the one who got

Not anymore though.

her, encase her, insulate her with

a

to be able to

as though your Dad, her little stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined

that these were Mom’s thoughts

belonged to you like your Dad had belonged to your

her house again," I

justified in her feelings and her maltreatment of an innocent

been strong enough even as a child myself to see the error of both

a blood relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece, a fact that

my father would think of how I was

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

Felix was

not innocent

parents' awful behaviour but her parents

We were the same.

had

perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were severely

exactly a good father, Baby," I said

asked sharply, narrowing

he left you,”

on a doorstep as did

from something!" Insisted Chasity, her voice

up off the bed and was about to

was not about to

to

I yelled a lot more loudly than I had

me for yelling at

stiffened, looking at me like I was

shocked by my

sat back down on the bed, her eyes

to grow up, Baby!"

had substance abuse

befallen you or

us accountable, you’re gonna hold them accountable

a fairytale,

slowly

but it needed to

back, trying

her

stay the least favourite for long,"said

hand

He got me there.

and folded my arms as I stood

Alex had nothing to

seconds

addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice barely a

watching her turn away from me and crawl

we all tried to get under the covers with her to

wanna take a nap, by mysell," she pleaded, refusing

I

was relieved that she would at least be in bedwith

completely blown

out a

been kinder about

just what to say to make me

Ugh.

I was better at conversations

rubbed Chasity's back and

I heard

gave me a pointed

I was a bit harsh,

lying is on me

and make it

He left the room.

hugged Chasity tightly and kissed both of

parents' memory because

amazing people but

Ugh.

Boy Calix

not

the only one side, I ended up putting

’TH be back,

was just me

were giving me some one on

have

I began, pausing, trying

want your

I could magically deliver them

could sense she

running off to do it," I said decisively I couldn't

my

Don't get me wrong.

influencing my decisions but he was not a

in terms of Alpha wolves and

sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us watch on repeat when we

had

split second later, Chasity was sitting up in

mean that?" She breathed, hope blossoming

I nodded.

threw herself at

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

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