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

think your Mom hates me?"

doesn't," said Calix

so sure about that myself but Calix

afraid you'll hurt

could feel Chasity’s frustration and

been the one who got

Not anymore though.

to protect her, encase her, insulate

would not let a repeat of today took

be able

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

clear that these were Mom’s thoughts

to you like your Dad had belonged

trouble in her house again," I continued, my tone

so naive as to think my Mom justified

had been strong enough even as a child myself to see

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

how I was treated

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

was

was not innocent on

was right about my parents' awful behaviour

We were the same.

had

Chasity’s and

a good father, Baby," I said in

My Baby asked sharply, narrowing her

you,” I

a doorstep as did

from something!" Insisted Chasity,

off the bed and was about to

was not about to

to face

I yelled a lot more loudly than I had meant

at me for yelling at his stan,

stiffened, looking at me like I was

looked shocked by my

down on

going to be the Luna of our pack and you have to grow up,

substance abuse

befallen you or them if they

you’re gonna hold us accountable, you’re gonna hold them

a fairytale,

slowly down

felt awful but it needed to be

was rubbling her back, trying to

her hand

to make sure i never stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix,

to hand it

He got me there.

my eyes though and folded my arms as I

Alex

seconds away from using her

they were addicts, ok," admitted

her turn away from me and crawl under the covers,

get under

wanna take a nap, by mysell," she pleaded, refusing

I want

she would at least

completely blown

let out a

been kinder

what to say

Ugh.

better

rubbed Chasity's back and kissed

I heard

me a pointed

know I was a bit

the lying is on me but

make it

He left the room.

Chasity tightly and kissed both of

just protective of her parents' memory because memories

were these amazing people but she needed something to get

Ugh.

Calix was

not my

I was the only one

be back, Goddess." Calix promised,

me

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

shouldn’t have yelled

trying to find the right

want

could magically deliver them to

sense she

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

this, insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

control and influencing my

terms of

was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used

had

second later, Chasity was sitting up in bed,

hope blossoming all

I nodded.

herself at

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

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