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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