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

your Mom

doesn't," said Calix

that myself but

hurt us," explained

frustration

had been the one

Not anymore though.

going to protect her, encase

not let a

able to trust

Dad, her little stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined by

that these were Mom’s thoughts not

we belonged to

had let trouble in her

naive as to think my Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment

as a child myself to see the error of

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

think of how I was treated by

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

Felix was upset

was not innocent on

right about my parents' awful behaviour but her parents

We were the same.

all had

and ours were severely lacking in

good father would be outraged but your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I said in whati hoped was a gentle tone but gentle

asked

left you,”

on a doorstep as did

from something!" Insisted Chasity, her

up off the bed

about to let her

to

yelled a lot more loudly than

wolf snarled at me for yelling at his

looking at me like I

shocked by

sat back down on

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

had substance

this would have befallen you or them

us accountable, you’re

were not a fairytale, Baby!" I

slowly

felt awful but it

her back, trying

squeezed her

can always count on Felix to make sure i never stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix, trying

to hand it to

He got me there.

eyes though and folded

surprised Alex had

had thought he was a few seconds away from using her eldest Alpha

addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice

from

get under the

nap, by mysell," she pleaded, refusing to

I want to be alone right

at

completely blown

let out

not wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been kinder about it, said

knew just what to

Ugh.

was better at conversations

back and kissed

I heard him murmur in her

a

I was a bit harsh, I

lying is on me

make it

He left the room.

tightly and kissed both of her cheeks and

memory because memories are all she has left

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

Ugh.

Calix was

not my

was the only one side, I

’TH be back, Goddess."

just me and

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

have yelled

pausing, trying to find

know you want your

magically deliver

could sense she

running off to do it," I said

this, insisted my wolf,

Don't get me wrong.

influencing my

terms of Alpha wolves and that

away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to

it had

up in bed,

hope blossoming all over

I nodded.

threw herself

say Chasity threw herself at me? Sure, I was used to

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