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

you think your Mom

doesn't," said Calix

not so sure about that myself but Calix

hurt us," explained

feel Chasity’s frustration and I found

the one who got

Not anymore though.

to protect her, encase her, insulate her with

let a repeat of today

able to

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

wanted to make it clear that these

when she realised we belonged to you

trouble in her

justified in her feelings and her

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

not a blood relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece,

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

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

was

innocent on this

Chasity was right about my parents' awful behaviour but

We were the same.

had questionable

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

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

you,” I

a doorstep as did

was protecting me from something!" Insisted Chasity, her voice

up off the bed and was about to

was not about

needed to

lot more loudly than I had meant

for yelling at his stan,

looking at me like

shocked by my

on the bed, her eyes

of our pack and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said,

substance

of this would have befallen you or them if they had made different

us accountable, you’re gonna hold them

a fairytale,

slowly down Chasity's

felt awful but it

back, trying

squeezed her

sure i never stay the

had to hand it to

He got me there.

eyes though and folded my

was surprised Alex had

thought he was a few seconds

ok," admitted Chasity, her

watching her turn away from me and crawl under

we all tried to get under the covers with her to cuddle

nap, by mysell,"

won't change rooms but I want to be alone

would at least

not completely blown it

out a

been kinder about it, said

just what to say to make me

Ugh.

wished I was better

rubbed Chasity's back

Luna," I heard

gave me a pointed "fix this"

know I was a bit harsh,

lying is on me but this is on

behind and make it right, encouraged

He left the room.

Chasity tightly and kissed both

her parents' memory because memories

she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough those years, explained Calix in

Ugh.

Calix

not my

the only one side, I ended up putting

her bad ’TH be back, Goddess." Calix promised,

me and

some one on one time with her

have yelled

pausing, trying

know you want your parents," I

wished I could magically

could sense she was

have that chance but don't go running off to do it," I said decisively I couldn't believe I

insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

control and influencing my decisions but he was

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

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

it had

split second later, Chasity was sitting up in bed, her eager eyes on

hope blossoming all over her little

I nodded.

threw herself

just say Chasity threw herself at me? Sure, I was

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