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 soft

you think your Mom hates me?" She

doesn't," said

myself but Calix

you'll hurt us," explained

feel Chasity’s frustration and I found it

been the one

Not anymore though.

was going to protect her, encase her, insulate her with

let a repeat

be able to

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

wanted to make it clear that these were Mom’s thoughts not

we belonged to you

felt she had let trouble in her house again," I continued, my

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

been strong enough even as a child myself to see the error of

marriage, her step-niece, a fact that made

of how I was treated by her and you

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

was

not innocent on

my parents' awful

We were the same.

had

both Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking in

father, Baby," I said in whati

asked

left you,” I said

on a doorstep as did her

me from something!"

got up off the bed

was not about

to face

lot more loudly than I had

for

at me like

shocked by my

down on the bed, her

of our pack and you have to

substance abuse

you or them if they had made different

accountable, you’re gonna hold them accountable

were not a fairytale, Baby!"

slowly

it needed

rubbling her back, trying to

her

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

hand

He got me there.

and folded

Alex

was a few seconds away from using her eldest Alpha

they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice

watching her turn away from me

under the covers with her

I just wanna take a nap, by mysell,"

rooms but I want to be alone right

would at least be in bedwith

completely blown

let out a heavy

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

always knew just what to

Ugh.

wished I was better at conversations

Chasity's back

tight, Luna," I heard him murmur

a pointed "fix

I was a bit harsh,

the lying is on

behind and make it right,

He left the room.

kissed both of her cheeks

of her parents' memory because memories are all she has left

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

Ugh.

Calix was

was not

the only one

be back, Goddess." Calix promised, following

just me

grateful they were giving me some one on

shouldn’t have yelled like

began, pausing, trying

you want your parents," I

wished I could magically

could sense she

running off to do it," I said decisively I couldn't believe I was doing

insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

influencing my

they come in terms of Alpha wolves and that was saying

like I was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us

had

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

hope blossoming all over her

I nodded.

herself

Sure, I was

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