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

think your Mom

said

sure about that myself but Calix had

afraid you'll hurt us," explained

frustration and

been the one who got

Not anymore though.

encase her,

not let a repeat of today

able to trust me

away from her and ruined by

wanted to make it clear that

upset when she realised we belonged to you like your Dad had belonged

her

think my Mom justified in her feelings and

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

relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage, her

my father would think of how I

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

Felix was

innocent on this

was right about my parents' awful behaviour but

We were the same.

all had

but both Chasity’s and ours were

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

asked sharply, narrowing

left you,” I said

father abandoned her on a doorstep as

something!" Insisted Chasity,

bed and was

not about to let her

to

more loudly than I had meant

snarled at me for yelling at his

at me like I

looked shocked

sat back down on the bed, her

to be the Luna of our pack and you have to

had substance

or

accountable, you’re

parents were not a fairytale, Baby!" I

slowly down Chasity's

it needed to be

her back, trying

her hand

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

to hand it

He got me there.

though and folded

surprised Alex had

he was a few seconds away from using her

addicts, ok," admitted Chasity,

heart broke watching her turn away from me and crawl

we all tried to get under the

nap, by mysell," she pleaded, refusing to look at

but I want to be

was relieved that she would at least be in

had not completely blown

out

you could’ve been kinder about

just what to say

Ugh.

better at conversations

back and kissed her

I heard him murmur in

a pointed "fix

I was a bit harsh,

the lying is on

make it

He left the room.

kissed both

memory because memories are all

amazing people but she needed something to

Ugh.

Calix was

not my

one side, I

on her bad ’TH be back, Goddess."

was just me and Chasity

they were giving me some one on one time with her

shouldn’t have yelled like

trying to find the right

know you want

I could magically deliver them

sense she

to do it," I said decisively I couldn't

this, insisted my wolf,

Don't get me wrong.

control and influencing my decisions but he was not a

was as feral as they come in terms of

I 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 were

had the

second later, Chasity was sitting up

mean that?" She breathed, hope blossoming

I nodded.

herself at

threw herself at me? Sure, I was used

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