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.

out a

Mom hates me?" She

said Calix

so sure about that myself but Calix had a hard time seeing

you'll hurt us," explained

Chasity’s frustration and I

the one who

Not anymore though.

going to protect her, encase her, insulate her

would not let a

to be able to

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

to make it clear that these were

realised we belonged to you like your Dad had belonged to your

her

not so naive as to think my Mom justified in

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

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

father would think of how I was treated by her and you all

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

Felix was upset

not innocent on this

about my parents' awful behaviour but

We were the same.

had questionable

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

My Baby asked

he left you,” I

on a

something!" Insisted Chasity, her

bed and

was not about

needed to face

lot more loudly than I

at me for yelling at his

looking at me

looked shocked by my

back down on

have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing down." Your father and

substance abuse

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

accountable, you’re gonna

were not a fairytale, Baby!"

slowly down Chasity's

awful but it

her back, trying to

squeezed her hand

can always count on Felix to make sure i never stay the least

to hand it to

He got me there.

and folded my arms as I stood

was surprised Alex had nothing to

was a few seconds away

know they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity,

watching her turn away from me

to get under the

nap, by mysell,"

won't change rooms but I want

that she would at least

not completely blown it

out

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

just what to say to make me

Ugh.

better at conversations

rubbed Chasity's back and kissed her

heard him murmur in

a pointed "fix this"

know I was a bit

on me but this is on

and make it

He left the room.

hugged Chasity tightly and kissed both of her

her parents' memory because memories are all she has

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

Ugh.

Calix

not

I was the only one side, I ended up putting myself

bad ’TH be back,

just me

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

have

I began, pausing, trying to find

know you want your

wished I could magically deliver them to

sense she was

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

doing this, insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

my decisions but

come in terms of

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

it had

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

mean that?" She breathed, hope blossoming all over

I nodded.

herself

threw herself at me? Sure, I was used to

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