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 hates me?"

doesn't," said Calix

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

hurt us," explained

feel Chasity’s frustration

the one who got

Not anymore though.

going to protect her, encase her, insulate

let a

to be able to

and ruined by your Mom,"I said in as

that these were Mom’s thoughts not

realised we belonged to

had let trouble in her house again,"

Mom justified in her

a child myself

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

does the Luna think my father would think of how I was treated by her

Asked my Luna.

old friend,

Calix pouted.

was upset

was not innocent

right about my parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't

We were the same.

all had questionable

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

good father would be outraged but your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I

Baby asked

you,” I said

on a

was protecting me from something!" Insisted

up off the bed

not about to let her

to face

I yelled a lot more loudly than I had meant

for yelling at

at me like I was

shocked by my

down on the bed,

pack and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not

substance

of this would have befallen you or them if they

us accountable, you’re gonna hold them accountable

parents were not a

slowly down Chasity's

awful but it needed

was rubbling her back,

squeezed her

stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix, trying to diffuse the tension with

hand

He got me there.

eyes though and folded my arms

Alex had nothing to

he was a few seconds

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

turn away from

under the

nap, by mysell," she

change rooms but I

was relieved that she would at least be in bedwith

had not completely blown it

let out a heavy

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

what to say to make

Ugh.

wished I was better at conversations like

Chasity's back and kissed

heard him murmur in

a

was a bit harsh,

on

behind and make it right,

He left the room.

both of her cheeks

parents' memory because memories are all she has

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

Ugh.

Calix

was not my

was the only one side, I ended up

be back, Goddess."

just me and

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

have yelled like

trying to find the right

want your parents,"

I could magically deliver them to

could sense she

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

insisted my wolf,

Don't get me wrong.

influencing my

as they come in terms of Alpha wolves and that was saying

feeling like I was signing all my common sense away like

had the

later, Chasity was sitting up in bed, her

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

I nodded.

threw herself at

me? Sure, I was used to girls doing that but never

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